EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIVIRAL THERAPY OF CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS C IN CHILDREN

A.S. Potapov; N.L. Pakhomovskaya; G.V. Volynets

Вопросы современной педиатрии (Nov 2009)

EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIVIRAL THERAPY OF CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS C IN CHILDREN

A.S. Potapov,
N.L. Pakhomovskaya,
G.V. Volynets

Affiliations

A.S. Potapov: Scientific Center of Children’s Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow
N.L. Pakhomovskaya: Scientific Center of Children’s Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow
G.V. Volynets: Scientific Center of Children’s Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 6
pp. 101 – 105

Abstract

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The article describes an efficacy of interferon alpha-2a (Roferon-A) in 69 children with chronic viral hepatitis C. The frequency of forming of initial and prolonged remission and the role of such factors as viral genotype, the level of viral load, terms of elimination of virus, the evidence of histological changes in liver’s parenchyma in prognosis of remission and late relapse development was shown. Authors estimated the safety of the drug.Key words: children, chronic viral hepatitis C, interferon alpha-2a, treatment.(Voprosy sovremennoi pediatrii — Current Pediatrics. 2009;8(6):101-105)

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ISSN: 1682-5527 (Print); 1682-5535 (Online)
Publisher: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC
Country of publisher: Russian Federation
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: https://vsp.spr-journal.ru

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