Reinfection After Hepatitis C Virus Treatment—Keep Testing, Keep Treatingdoi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.30290UNITED StatesHEPATITIS C preventionHEPATITIS C risk factorsRISK assessmentANTIVIRAL agentsREINFECTIONHEPATITIS CMEDICAL screeningDISEASE risk factorsMartinello, Marianne...
Acute hepatitis can be cured if 6 months after treatment, the viral load is undetectable. If the virus does not clear up on its own, it is likely to become a chronic case, causing the liver to remain inflamed for an extended period of time or in some cases, for the rest of the ...
Treatment of hepatitis B and C after liver transplantation. Part 1, hepatitis B The advent of long-term hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) administration as a prophylaxis against HBV recurrence, and the introduction of new antiviral ... Bruno,Roche,Didier,... - 《Transplant International》 被...
1.Hepatitis C infection is an under-diagnosed (five out of every six people infected are undiagnosed) and under-treated important cause of morbidity and mortality.2.Hepatitis C is a common and potentially curable disease, but only 1 to 2% of infected people are currently receiving National Insti...
Hepatitis C Testing, Status and Treatment among Marginalized People Who Use Drugs in an Inner City Setting: An Observational Cohort StudyBackground: Grounded in a community-based participatory research (CBPR) framework, the PROUD (Participatory Research in Ottawa: Understanding Drugs) Study aims to ...
If a participant reported a prior positive test for HCV, then they were asked “Was the hepatitis C infection treated?” with answer choices that included “yes, successfully,”“yes, without success,”“no, the infection cleared without treatment,” and “no, and I still have it.” All...
Unfortunately, access to hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing and adequate treatment remains a challenge in the continent. We investigated HBV testing, treatment, and virologic suppression in HIV-infected patients followed up as part of Cameroon's national antiretroviral programme. Methods: A cross-...
Summary. Individuals infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) need to be diagnosed well before developing end-stage liver disease to benefit from treatment. We aimed to ascertain what proportion of cases had been tested for HCV to inform on the effectiveness of current guidelines. Record linkage...
Testing and diagnosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the gateway for access to both treatment and prevention services, and crucial for an effective hepatitis epidemic response. In contrast to HIV, a systematic approach to hepatitis C testing has been fragmented and limited to a few coun...
resulting in fewer infections. While there is already a body of evidence showing that treatment-as-prevention works for HIV, as well as people with both HIV and hepatitis C, this study is the first to test treatment-as-prevention for those living with or at risk of hepatitis C infection in...