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Wahle,Raul Carlos; Perez,Renata Mello; Pereira,Patrícia Fucuta; Oliveira,Elze Maria Gomes; Emori,Christini Takemi; Uehara,Silvia Naomi de Oliveira; Silva,Ivonete Sandra de Souza; Silva,Antônio Eduardo Benedito; Ferraz,Maria Lucia Gomes. |
ABSTRACTIn coinfected HBV/HCV patients, HBV replication is usually suppressed by HCV over the time. No study to date has evaluated the HBV viremia in long-term follow-up after HCV treatment in hemodialysis patients with HBV/HCV coinfection. This study aimed to assess the evolution of HBV viremia after HCV treatment in this special population. Ten hemodialysis patients with HBV/HCV coinfection with dominant HCV infection (HBV lower than 2000 IU/mL) and significant fibrosis were treated with interferon-alpha 3 MU 3×/week for 12 months and could be followed for at least 36 months after HCV treatment. Six cases of HBV reactivation (60%) during follow-up were observed and 5/6 had been successfully treated for HCV. Patients with HBV reactivation received... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Coinfection HBV/HCV; Reactivation HBV; Hemodialysis. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000500533 |