– Kronisk hepatitt C kan i dag helbredes med interferon- α kombinert med ribavirin
– Før behandling skal pasienten ha fått påvist hepatitt C med forhøyede transaminaser i minst seks måneder. Leverbiopsi skal ha vist forandringer forenlig med kronisk hepatitt C
– De viktigste prediktorer for vellykket behandling er infeksjon med virus av genotype 2 og 3 og kort sykdomsvarighet av kronisk hepatitt
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