Patients who have an undetectable hepatitis C viral load within four weeks of the initiation of hepatitis C therapy are likely to be successfully treated for hepatitis C infection, according to a German study presented to the Fourth International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Coinfection in Madrid on June 20th. The investigators also found that stable HIV infection without a need for anti-HIV therapy predicted an undetectable hepatitis C viral load twelve weeks after starting anti-hepatitis C treatment.
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