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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem and a leading cause of chronic liver disease. Over 150 million people worldwide have chronic HCV infection and are at risk of developing its life-threatening complications. Acute infection is usually asymptomatic, most patients being unaware that they have contracted the virus. Some patients clear the virus spontaneously, but most become chronic...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem and a leading cause of chronic liver disease. Over 180 million people worldwide have chronic HCV infection and are at risk of developing its life-threatening complications. Acute infection is usually asymptomatic with most patients unaware that they have contracted the virus. Some patients clear the virus spontaneously, but most become chronic...
More than 180 million people worldwide have chronic hepatitis C (CHC) virus infection, a major cause of liver cirrhosis and its life-threatening complications including liver failure, portal hypertension, and hepatocellular carcinoma. With the current standard of care of pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin (PEG-IFN-α/RBV), the chances of sustained viral clearance or “cure” are only 40%–50% for...
The treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been revolutionised in the past decade by the increased availability of effective antiviral agents. Many studies have shown the benefits of single agent therapy, but there is an alarming and rising rate of viral resistance, and clear evidence that viruses that harbour resistant mutations can cause liver disease and death. Current national guidelines...
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