A particular hepatitis C virus protease NS3 gene pattern in a patient not responding to interferon-ribavirin therapy

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 Jan;24(1):79-80. doi: 10.1007/s10096-004-1269-3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hepacivirus / genetics*
  • Hepacivirus / isolation & purification
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / diagnosis
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use*
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Ribavirin / therapeutic use*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Failure
  • Viral Load
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins / genetics*

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Interferon-alpha
  • NS3 protein, hepatitis C virus
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins
  • Ribavirin