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Hepatitis C reactivation in patients with chronic infection with genotypes 1b and 2c: a retrospective cohort study of 206 untreated patients
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- Published on: 18 April 2016
- Published on: 18 April 2016HCV genotype 2 as risk factor for reactivation of chronic HCV infectionShow More
Dear Editor,
Little information is available in the literature on the acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis C (r-CHC) [1-6]. In Taiwan, Dr. Sheen estimated an annual incidence rate of 11.9% [3]. In this study 40.2% of 78 patients experienced at least one episode of reactivation during a mean observation period of 6 years and a total of 151 episodes of reactivation were observed, 45% of them symptomatic. The pap...
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