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SUBMITTER: Fierer DS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3935497 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fierer Daniel S DS Dieterich Douglas T DT Mullen Michael P MP Branch Andrea D AD Uriel Alison J AJ Carriero Damaris C DC van Seggelen Wouter O WO Hijdra Rosanne M RM Cassagnol David G DG
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20131213 6
<h4>Background</h4>There is an international epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected men who have sex with men. Sustained virologic response (SVR) rates with pegylated interferon and ribavirin treatment are higher in these men during acute HCV than during chronic HCV, but treatment is still lengthy and SVR rates are suboptimal.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a pilot study of combination therapy with telaprevir, pegylated interferon, and ribavi ...[more]