Peg-interfon alpha-2a and low-dose ribavirin for treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with sickle-cell anemia in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Data regarding the safety and efficacy of antiviral therapy with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) in patients with sickle-cell disease (SCD) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are scanty. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the safety and efficacy o...

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Main Authors: Adnan Agha, Rafaat Chakik, Mamdouh M. Abdulhadi Ali, Dib Alsaudi, Giorgio Sammito, Edoardo Giovanni Giannini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2013-11-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2013.610