Mortality rates among patients successfully treated for hepatitis C still higher than the general population
1. Among those treated for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection, leading causes of death included drug abuse, liver failure, and ...
Tag: HCV
Reinfection with hepatitis C virus is highest immediately after treatment in patients on opioid agonist therapy
1. Reinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) was highest in the first 24 weeks after treatment completion in persons receiving ...
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The VALENCE trial: Sofosbuvir–ribavirin for hepatitis C [Classics Series]
This study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine's The Classics in Medicine: Summaries of the Landmark ...
Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections may be prevalent amongst patients with substance use disorder
1. Patients initiating care at one substance use disorder clinic had high rates of HCV and several other sexually transmitted ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind January 4, 2016
Rituximab maintenance for a maximum of 5 years after single-agent Rituximab induction in follicular lymphoma: Results of the randomized ...
Transfusion worsens outcomes for HCV+ liver transplant recipients
Image: PD 1) Hepatitis C virus (HCV) liver transplant (LT) recipients receiving perioperative transfusions have increased fibrosis and decreased 1- ...
New hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment effective
Image: PD 1. The addition of sofosbuvir to peginterferon-ribavirin was effective at achieving sustained virologic response against HCV genotypes 1, ...