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[CITATION] Hepatitis C virus-infected patients report communication problems with physicians -
S Zickmund, SL Hillis, MJ Barnett, L Ippolito, DR … - Hepatology, 2004
... because I was quaran- tined to my apartment for a ... he said he felt that it was hepatitis
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Hepatitis C and substance use in a sample of homeless people in New York City -
A Rosenblum, L Nuttbrock, HL McQuistion, S Magura, … - J Addict Dis, 2001 - haworthpress.com
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… Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis A and E Viruses and Viremia of Hepatitis B, C, and D Viruses … -
M Takahashi, T Nishizawa, Y Gotanda, F Tsuda, F … - Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
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Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis b, and hepatitis c among homeless persons with … -
WD Klinkenberg, RJ Caslyn, GA Morse, RD Yonker, S … - Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2003 - Elsevier
... and hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV ... such conviction in their lifetime,
and [c] no more ... hospital), 3.9% in someone else?s apartment, and 2.5 ...

[CITATION] Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in Mongolian children: findings from a … -
D Davaalkham, T Ojima, P Nymadawa, R Uehara, M … - J Med Virol, 2006
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[PDF] Integrating Consumer Staff Members into a Homeless
… , PC Nwakeze, A Rosenblum, H Joseph, TK Logan, C … - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 2000 - nhchc.org
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Evaluating supervised haart in late-stage HIV among drug users: A preliminary report -
B Greenberg, A Berkman, R Thomas, D Hoos, R … - Journal of Urban Health, 1999 - Springer
... For hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C virus (HCV ... all patients were initiated
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Relapse to Opioid Use After Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C With Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin -
AM Matthews, M Fireman, B Zucker, M Sobel, P … - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2006 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
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[CITATION] Serum leptin levels in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis -
A Uygun, A Kadayifci, Z Yesilova, A Erdil, H Yaman … - American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2000 - Blackwell Synergy
... MD, GATA Lojmanlari, Rieder Pasa, Apartment 5, Etlik ... factor in the end of therapy
response in ... with hepatic steatosis in chronic hepatitis C. The American ...

Impact of a Harm-Reduction Policy on HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Transmission Among Drug Users: Recent … -
M Jauffret-Roustide, J Emmanuelli, M Quaglia, F … - Substance Use & Misuse, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
... and by GPs prescribing opiate replacement therapy. ... be considered stable (individual
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Blacks less apt to respond to hepatitis C therapy

 

 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African American adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are less likely to respond to standard combination therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin, a study confirms.

In a statement, study author Dr. Charles D. Howell of the University of Maryland in Baltimore said the reduced response rate among African American patients is not caused by "the usual predictors," such as patient age, gender, HCV levels prior to treatment, amount of fibrosis in the liver biopsy nor amount of medication taken.

In a multicenter treatment trial, 196 African American and 205 Caucasian American patients with HCV infection and similar baseline characteristics received standard treatment consisting of peginterferon alfa-2a (180 micrograms/week) and ribavirin (1000 to1200 mg/day) for up to 48 weeks.

The response rate was 28 percent in African Americans compared with 52 percent in Caucasian Americans, a significant difference.

Racial differences in viral responses were evident as early as 4 weeks after the start of treatment, the team notes. "Breakthrough viremia" occurred more frequently in African Americans than Caucasian Americans (13 percent vs. 6 percent), but relapse rates were comparable (32 percent vs. 25 percent).

The proportion of the total maximum dose of peginterferon and ribavirin taken was lower among African Americans than Caucasian Americans. However, in multivariate analysis, this did not account for the racial difference in response rates.

The basis for the racial difference in response rates is being addressed by ongoing supplementary studies.

It's estimated that 1.3 percent of the US population, approximately 3.2 million Americans, have chronic HCV infection. HCV is now the leading cause of chronic liver disease and the most common indication for liver transplantation in the US.

SOURCE: Gastroenterology August 2006.

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