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Table 2 Management of Patients with HCV

From: Primary care physicians' approach to diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B and hepatitis C patients

 

Case III

Case IV

 

n

%

Current Advice

n

%

Current Advice

At this point your next step would be to:

      

   Repeat the measurement of anti-HCV

16

12.4

No

49

38

No

   Follow in clinic: refer if symptoms develop

5

3.9

No

30

23.2

Yes

   Refer to a specialist

108

83.7

Yes

50

38.8

Yes

   Don't know

-

-

 

-

-

 

Which additional tests would you order (check all that apply)*:

      

   anti-HCV ELISA

52

40.3

No

50

38.8

No

   anti-HCV RIBA

2

1.6

Yes

4

3.1

Yes

   HCV-RNA by PCR

105

81.4

Yes

106

82.2

Yes

   HCV genotyping

3

2.3

No

9

7.0

No

If you order therapy, which regimen would you recommend:

      

   IFN-α for 6 months

23

17.8

No

20

15.5

No

   IFN-α for 12 months

4

3.1

No

4

3.1

No

   Ribavirin alone

-

-

No

-

-

No

   IFN-α and Ribavirin

23

17.8

Yes

24

18.6

No

   Don't know

79

61.3

 

81

62.8

 
  1. * The sum of the answer is higher than the number of the participants for the participants checked more than one item.