Publication: Treatment of Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection with Interferon-? 2b and Ribavirin: Case Report and Review of the Literature
| dc.contributor.author | Leblebicioglu H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bayirli D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Esen S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sunbul M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Eroglu C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-21T09:14:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-06-21T09:14:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
| dc.department | OMÜ | en_US |
| dc.department-temp | Leblebicioglu, H., Dept. Infect. Dis./Clin. Microbiol., Ondokuz Mayis Univ. Medical School, Samsun, Turkey -- Bayirli, D., Dept. Infect. Dis./Clin. Microbiol., Ondokuz Mayis Univ. Medical School, Samsun, Turkey -- Esen, S., Dept. Infect. Dis./Clin. Microbiol., Ondokuz Mayis Univ. Medical School, Samsun, Turkey -- Sunbul, M., Dept. Infect. Dis./Clin. Microbiol., Ondokuz Mayis Univ. Medical School, Samsun, Turkey -- Eroglu, C., Dept. Infect. Dis./Clin. Microbiol., Ondokuz Mayis Univ. Medical School, Samsun, Turkey -- | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection becomes chronic in about 85 % of individuals as demonstrated by the persistence of HCV. It is necesseray to treat acute hepatitis C infection. Interferon-?is generally used for the treatment of acute HCV infection. Case presentation: A 55-year-old woman with a history of fatique and icter was diagnosed as acute hepatitis C virus infection. She was treated with interferon-? 2b 3 million unite sc three times in a week and ribavirin 1000 mg daily for 6 months. Within 2 weeks of therapy, the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) had became normal. At the end of the 3 months of therapy, HCV RNA was negative and remained negative 6 months after the end of interferon treatment (sustained response). Conclusion: This report suggests that interferon-? 2b and ribavirin may have a role in treatment of acute hepatitis C virus infection. © 2002 Leblebicioglu et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1476-0711-1-3 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1476-0711 | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 12437778 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-0711-1-3 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12712/2553 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 1 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials | en_US |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| dc.title | Treatment of Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection with Interferon-? 2b and Ribavirin: Case Report and Review of the Literature | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |