Sampling variability exists on percutaneous liver biopsy in patients with chronic HCV infection and should be taken into consideration when decisions regarding prognosis and therapy are made based on biopsy, and when defining histological response to antiviral regimens.
Peginterferon alfa-2b in combination with ribavirin is effective in the treatment of HCV genotype 4. The treatment was well tolerated by most of the patients.
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