Factors contributing to ribavirin-induced anemia

Autor: Eiji Kajiwara, Tamotsu Mukai, Hiromi Ishibashi, Masashi Higashi, Junya Shimono, Hideyuki Nomura, Nobuyuki Yamashita, Masanori Nagano, Seizaburo Kashiwagi, Hironori Tanimoto, Toshihiro Maruyama, Yutaka Matsui, Jun Hayashi
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 19:1312-1317
ISSN: 1440-1746
0815-9319
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03459.x
Popis: Background and Aim: Interferon and ribavirin combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C produces hemolytic anemia. This study was conducted to identify the factors contributing to ribavirin-induced anemia. Methods: Eighty-eight patients with chronic hepatitis C who received interferon-α-2b at a dose of 6 MU administered intramuscularly for 24 weeks in combination with ribavirin administered orally at a dose of 600 mg or 800 mg participated in the study. A hemoglobin concentration of
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