Ribavirin Reduces Absolute Lymphocyte Counts in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients Treated With Interferon-Free, Direct-Acting Antiviral Regimens.

Harrington, Patrick R; Fleischer, Russell; Connelly, Sarah M; Lewis, Linda L; Murray, Jeffrey · Clin Infect Dis · 2015

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

In clinical trials of interferon-free, direct-acting antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C, subjects who received ribavirin had reduced lymphocyte levels (median decline of approximately 0.4-0.5 × 10(9) cells/L). A modest decline in CD4(+) T cells was observed in subjects with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 coinfection without documented opportunistic infections.

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