A single alcohol ingestion does not affect serum hepatitis C virus RNA in patients with chronic hepatitis C

• Published in: Liver international Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 1196 - 1200
• Main Authors: Manolakopoulos, Spilios, Economou, Michalis, Bethanis, Sotirios, Mathou, Nicoletta, Triantos, Christos, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Vogiatzakis, Evangelos, Avgerinos, Alec, Tzourmakliotis, Dimitrios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2006
• Subjects: Adult; alcohol; Alcohol Drinking; Ethanol - blood; Female; HCV RNA; Hepacivirus - drug effects; hepatitis C; Hepatitis C, Chronic - virology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; RNA, Viral - blood

: Background and aim: The safe level of alcohol ingestion in sporadic drinkers with hepatitis C is unknown. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of a single moderate alcohol intake on serum HCV RNA concentrations and hepatic function in patients with chronic HCV infection. Methods: Twenty‐one patients...