@article{d6829116a5384ab3b41098b4e6aa54cf,
title = "Effectiveness of treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in an unselected population of patients with chronic hepatitis C: a Danish nationwide cohort study",
abstract = "The effect of peginterferon and ribavirin treatment on chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been established in several controlled clinical studies. However, the effectiveness of treatment and predictors of treatment success in routine clinical practice remains to be established. Our aim was to estimate the effectiveness of peginterferon and ribavirin treatment in unselected HCV patients handled in routine clinical practice. The endpoint was sustained virological response (SVR), determined by the absence of HCV RNA 24 weeks after the end of treatment.",
keywords = "Adult, Aged, Antiviral Agents, Cohort Studies, Denmark, Female, Hepacivirus, Hepatitis C, Chronic, Humans, Interferon Alfa-2a, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Polyethylene Glycols, RNA, Viral, Ribavirin, Treatment Outcome",
author = "Nanna Hansen and Niels Obel and Peer Christensen and Kj{\ae}r, {Mette Skalsh{\o}i} and Laursen, {Alex Lund} and Krarup, {Henrik Bygum} and Axel M{\o}ller and Poul Schlichting and Jens Bukh and Weis, {Nina Margrethe} and {Danish Database for Hepatitis B and C (DANHEP)- group} and Peter N{\o}rregaard and Suzanne Lunding",
year = "2011",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1186/1471-2334-11-177",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "177",
journal = "B M C Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1471-2334",
publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd",
}