Repeated course of interferon treatment in chronic hepatitis B in childhood.
Ten children affected by HBV chronic hepatitis, not responding to a previous treatment with interferon (IFN), have been treated with a reiterated IFN therapy. The response obtained is not encouraging and only one patient became negative for HBeAg and HBV-DNA.
Giacchino
R
R
Clinica Malattie Infettive Università di Genova, Italy.
Timitilli
A
A
Cristina
E
E
Giambartolomei
G
G
Leonardi
D
D
Caocci
F
F
Cirillo
C
C
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000628:therapy*; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D000637:Transaminases / Q000097:blood
D004279:DNA, Viral; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D000637:Transaminases