Pathogenesis, Natural History, Treatment, and Prevention of Hepatitis C

Figure 5. The white bars represent patients with genotype 1 and the few patients with genotypes 4, 5, and 6; the striped bars represent patients with genotypes 2 and 3. Data are shown for 1744 patients (the number in each treatment group is given in parentheses) from two large prospective clinical trials . Numbers at the top of the bars represent exact percentages.
Figure 5. The white bars represent patients with genotype 1 and the few patients with genotypes 4, 5, and 6; the striped bars represent patients with genotypes 2 and 3. Data are shown for 1744 patients (the number in each treatment group is given in parentheses) from two large prospective clinical trials . Numbers at the top of the bars represent exact percentages. Rates of sustained virologic response in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon-α for 24 weeks (IFN 24 wk) or 48 weeks (IFN 48 wk) or interferon-α plus ribavirin for 24 weeks (IFN and RBV 24 wk) or 48 weeks (IFN and RBV 48 wk), by viral genotype.(49, 51)

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  1. Ann Intern Med February 15, 2000 vol. 132 no. 4 296-305