Hepatitis C virus treatment: Simplifying the simple and optimizing the difficult
Research Publication Date:
11/27/2020
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Research Citation:
Falade-Nwulia O, Sulkowski MS. Hepatitis C Virus Treatment: Simplifying the Simple and Optimizing the Difficult. J Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 27;222(Suppl 9):S745-S757. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa534. PMID: 33245350; PMCID: PMC8171802.
Research Abstract
The availability of safe, efficacious, oral direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have ushered in a new era of hepatitis C treatment with potential to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat. To achieve population-level effectiveness of these oral DAAs, hepatitis C treatment by a wide range of providers in different settings will be essential to increase the number of persons treated. We provide a clinical review of hepatitis C treatment with a focus on practical tools for management of hepatitis C in majority of currently infected individuals who can be easily cured and optimization of treatment for those in whom treatment may not be as simple.