Acute hepatitis C treatment.
There are no well established treatment guidelines about acute hepatitis C (AHC), leaving physicians to make several challenging decisions, such whether to treat, when to treat and what treatment regimens to use. This article examines the diagnosis of acute infection and critically appraises the various treatment regimens.
Lerias de Almeida
Paulo Roberto
PR
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Rua Cel. Aurelio Bitencourt 115, Porto Alegre, Brazil. paulorlalmeida@terra.com.br
D000208:Acute Disease; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018579:Patient Selection; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D012254:Ribavirin