Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 2080-2081 , September 2003

Daily interferon Alpha-2B and ribavirin combination therapy for liver transplant patients with chronic hepatitis C infection

  • S Beckebaum

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery and Transplantation (S.B., V.R.C., A.F., M.M., C.E.B.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (S.B., V.R.C., M.K., U.T., G.G.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Susanne Beckebaum, MD, Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen OPZ II, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.
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  • V.R Cicinnati

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery and Transplantation (S.B., V.R.C., A.F., M.M., C.E.B.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (S.B., V.R.C., M.K., U.T., G.G.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • M Karliova

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (S.B., V.R.C., M.K., U.T., G.G.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • O Dirsch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology (O.D.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Y Erim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (Y.E.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • A Frilling

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery and Transplantation (S.B., V.R.C., A.F., M.M., C.E.B.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • M Malago

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (S.B., V.R.C., M.K., U.T., G.G.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • C.E Broelsch

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery and Transplantation (S.B., V.R.C., A.F., M.M., C.E.B.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • U Treichel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (S.B., V.R.C., M.K., U.T., G.G.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • G Gerken

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (S.B., V.R.C., M.K., U.T., G.G.), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

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☆ This work was supported by Essex Pharma GmbH, München, Germany.

PII: S0041-1345(03)00681-X

doi: 10.1016/S0041-1345(03)00681-X

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 2080-2081 , September 2003

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