Treatment of acute hepatitis C infection: more pieces of the puzzle?

Review

Amany Zekry et al. J Hepatol. 2005 Mar.

. 2005 Mar;42(3):293-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2004.12.012.

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Comment on

When and how to treat acute hepatitis C?
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Barriers to interferon-alpha therapy are higher in intravenous drug users than in other patients with acute hepatitis C.
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