Delivering Effective Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in an Embedded Primary Care Setting Within a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Hepatitis C virus (HCV) endemic regions require accessible treatment interventions. Effectiveness and costs of a pilot HCV treatment programme were evaluated at an embedded primary care service within a tertiary care centre at Indus Hospital and Health Network in Karachi, Pakistan.
Shah S +11 more
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Rapid progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is seen in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection compared with uninfected patients. Despite the high efficacy of direct-acting antivirals (DAAVs), their cost represents a limiting factor to ...
M. Mostafi +7 more
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Long-term outcomes of direct acting antivirals in post-transplant advanced hepatitis C virus recurrence and fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis. [PDF]
Long-term functional outcomes of sofosbuvir-based antiviral treatment were evaluated in a cohort study involving 16 Italian centres within the international compassionate use programme for post-transplant hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence. Seventy-three
Burra, Patrizia +2 more
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Neuropsychiatric performance and treatment of hepatitis C with direct-acting antivirals: a prospective study [PDF]
Background: Since direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have been approved for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a small series of patients with new-onset neuropsychiatric alterations have been referred to us.
Amodio, Piero +11 more
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Novel combined single dose anti-hepatitis C therapy: a pilot study
The new anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) molecules improve treatment regimens and outcomes, but there are drawbacks. New combinations should target the HCV infectious cycle and be effective against all HCV genotypes.
Gamal Shiha +4 more
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Liver transplantation for viral hepatitis in 2015 [PDF]
Liver transplantation (LT) is a life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease and for patients with liver cell cancer related to liver disease.
Bortoluzzi, Ilaria +8 more
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Background Although direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have become standard care for patients with chronic hepatitis C worldwide, there is no evidence for their value for money in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sylvie Boyer +15 more
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The predictors of sustained virological response with sofosbuvir and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 2 [PDF]
Background/Aims Real-world, clinical practice data are lacking about sofosbuvir/ribavirin (SOF/RBV) treatment of Korean patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 (HCV GT2) infection.
Sung Yong Han +10 more
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Polyclonal and monoclonal B lymphocytes response in HCV-infected patients treated with direct-acting antiviral agents [PDF]
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic infection can be associated with extrahepatic manifestations such as mixed cryoglobulinaemia and lymphoproliferative disorders that are endowed with increased rates of morbidity and all-cause mortality.
Burra, Patrizia +13 more
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Drug-Drug Interactions Among Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Medications [PDF]
One-fourth of individuals diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus concomitantly have the hepatitis C virus infection. Since the discovery of highly active antiretroviral therapy, liver complications have become the leading cause of morbidity and ...
Gandhi, Mona A. +2 more
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