Predicting response to acute hepatitis C treatment in HIV/HCV co-infected people

HIV/HCV co-infected people with higher HCV viral load, lower CD4 cell counts, older age and unfavourable IL28B status may not respond as well to interferon-based treatment for acute hepatitis C and may benefit from adding a direct-acting antiviral agent, researchers reported at the IDWeek 2013 meeting last week in San Francisco.

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