Alpha interferon therapy in children with chronic active hepatitis B and delta virus infection.
Two children with chronic hepatitis B virus and delta virus infection were treated with alpha interferon. Both tolerated the therapy without complications, and one demonstrated clearance of the infection and development of immunity.
Kay
M H
MH
Department of Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
Wyllie
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R
Deimler
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Caulfield
M
M
Steffen
R
R
Baetz-Greenwalt
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000628:therapy*; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000628:therapy*; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
D007370:Interferon Type I; D011994:Recombinant Proteins