Treatment of Acute Hepatitis C with Interferon Alfa-2b

Jaeckel, Elmar; Cornberg, Markus; Wedemeyer, Heiner; Santantonio, Teresa; Mayer, Julika; Zankel, M; Pastore, Giuseppe; Dietrich, Manfred; Trautwein, Christian; P. Manns, Michael

doi:10.1056/nejmoa011232

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Treatment of Acute Hepatitis C with Interferon Alfa-2b

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 15, 2001

Authors:

Elmar Jaeckel

Markus Cornberg

Heiner Wedemeyer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In people who are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic infection often develops and is difficult to eradicate. We sought to determine whether treatment during the acute phase could prevent the development of chronic infection. METHODS: Between 1998 and 2001, we identified 44...

Subject

Medicine

Chronic hepatitis

Interferon alfa

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