Peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin therapy in Kuwaiti patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection/ Traitement par peginterferon alfa-2b et ribavirine chez des patients koweitiens atteints d'infection chronique par le virus de l'hepatite C

Few studies have been conducted in the Eastern Mediterranean region on chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with reference to genotypes. We investigated the response to standard combination therapy (pegylated interferon/ribavirin) of different genotypes of HCV in Kuwaiti patients and factors th...

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Published inEastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 17; no. 8; pp. 669 - 678
Main Authors Al-Enzi, S.A, Ismail, W.A, Alsurayei, S.A, Ismail, A.E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria World Health Organization 01.08.2011
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Summary:Few studies have been conducted in the Eastern Mediterranean region on chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with reference to genotypes. We investigated the response to standard combination therapy (pegylated interferon/ribavirin) of different genotypes of HCV in Kuwaiti patients and factors that could be associated with sustained virological response (SVR). The records of all Kuwaiti patients treated for chronic HCV between January 2003 and May 2009 were retrospectively identified and reviewed. Of 108 patients studied, 27.8% were infected with genotype 1, 25.0% with genotype 3 and 47.2% with genotype 4. Overall, 64.8% of patients achieved SVR, 25.9%, were non-responders and 9.3% were relapsers. Baseline viral load and alanine aminotransferase level in addition to early virological response to pegylated interferon-based therapy may serve as a decision tool for clinicians to identify patients who are unlikely to achieve SVR. Peu d'etudes ont ete conduites dans la region de la Mediterranee orientale sur l'infection chronique par le virus de l'hepatite C rapportee aux differents genotypes. Nous avons etudie la reponse a une association medicamenteuse classique (interferon pegyle/ribavirine), de differents genotypes du virus de l'hepatite C chez des patients koweitiens, et les facteurs qui pourraient etre associes a une reponse virologique prolongee. Les dossiers de tous les patients koweitiens traites pour une infection par le virus de l'hepatite C entre janvier 2003 et mai 2009 ont ete recherches et examines. Parmi 108 patients etudies sur dossier, 27,8 % d'entre eux etaient infectes par le genotype 1, 25,0 % par le genotype 3, et 47,2 % par le genotype 4. Globalement, 64,8 % des patients ont presente une reponse virologique prolongee, 25,9 % etaient non-repondeurs et 9,3 % ont rechute. La charge virale de reference et le taux d'alanine aminotransferase, associes a une reponse virologique precoce au traitement a base d'interferon pegyle sont des criteres qui pourraient servir d'aide a la decision pour les cliniciens afin d'identifier les patients qui ne sont pas susceptibles de presenter une reponse virologique prolongee.
ISSN:1020-3397
1020-3397
1687-1634