RT Journal Article T1 Anaemia predictors in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with ribavirin and direct-acting antiviral agents A1 Molina-Cuadrado, Emilio A1 Mateo-Carrrasco, Hector A1 Collado, Antonio A1 Martin, Marta Casado K1 Ribavirin K1 Direct-acting antiviral K1 Anaemia K1 Predictor K1 Hepatitis C K1 Peginterferon K1 Telaprevir K1 Therapy K1 Combination K1 Alpha-2a AB Objectives Anaemia is the most common side effect associated with ribavirin (RBV). This study intended to assess its incidence and determine its predictive factors in patients with hepatitis C virus on RBV plus direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs).Methods A retrospective study of patients receiving RBV+DAA was conducted. Serum haemoglobin (Hb) was determined at baseline and monitored 4weekly. Anaemia was defined as a single occurrence of Hb PB Bmj publishing group SN 2047-9956 YR 2018 FD 2018-05-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24955 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24955 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 10, 2025