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Hepatitis C Genotype Change After Successful Treatment Indicates Re-Infection
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Hepatitis C Genotype Change After Successful Treatment Indicates Re-Infection |
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568067?src=rss |
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Hemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection whose HCV genotype changes after initially successful treatment with interferon-alpha have become re-infected with a different strain of the virus, researchers report in the January issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. The source of the re-infection is likely the dialysis unit. Reuters Health Information |
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Articles > Infectious Diseases |
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Jan 3, 2008 |
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