The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007;11 (5) Suppl. 1:66-70. © 2007 by The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Contexto Publishing. All rights reserved. The treatment of hepatitis C involves combining conventional interferon (IFN) or pegylated IFN (PEG-IFN) with ribavirin (RBV). These therapeutic regimens are associated with numerous adverse events, among which constitution...