High Risk of Infection During Triple Therapy with First-Generation Protease Inhibitors: A Nationwide Cohort Study
High Risk of Infection During Triple Therapy with First-Generation Protease Inhibitors: A Nationwide Cohort Study
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DOI:
10.15403/jgld.2014.1121.252.th3
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发表时间:
2016-06-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Drenth, Joost P. H.
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作者:
Berden, Floor A. C.;van Zwietering, Inke M. J. M.;Drenth, Joost P. H.
Background & Aims: Peginterferon (PegIFN) remains the backbone of therapy for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in economically constrained regions. However, PegIFN may cause neutropenia and addition of a protease inhibitor can increase the likelihood of neutropenia. The aims of this study were to assess the occurrence of clinically relevant infections during first -generation protease inhibitor based therapy and its risk factors as well as the relation to treatment-induced neutropenia.Methods: This multicenter (n=45) retrospective cohort study included CHC patients treated in the Netherlands. Based on absolute neutrophil count, categories of neutropenia were defined as: severe (