The treatment of infectious disease with a medical device: results of a clinical trial of ultraviolet blood irradiation (UVBI) in patients with hepatitis C infection
Author(s) -
J. Todd Kuenstner,
Shanker Mukherjee,
Stuart Weg,
Trish Landry,
Thomas Petrie
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.06.006
Subject(s) - medicine , viral load , gastroenterology , clinical trial , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , bilirubin , surgery , liver function , virus , immunology
Prior to the advent of therapies with sustained virological response rates of 94%, this study was conducted for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assess the safety and efficacy of ultraviolet blood irradiation (UVBI) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
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