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Friday, November 4, 2011

Persistence of very low levels of virus increase risk of relapse after hepatitis C therapy

The persistence of a low viral load during the first twelve weeks of hepatitis C therapy is associated with an increased of relapse after the completion of treatment, investigators report in the December 1st edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Even with complete viral suppression, a high baseline viral load also increased the risk of relapse. The German study involved patients with hepatitis C mono-infection.

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