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Healio › Infectious Disease › Hepatitis C Resource Center

Hepatitis C

Welcome to the Healio.com Infectious Disease Hepatitis C Resource Center, brought to you by the publishers of Infectious Disease News. Here you'll find the latest information on the diagnosis, management and treatment of HCV, as well as up-to-date information on risk factors contributing to the condition. Be sure to check out the print edition of Infectious Disease News for the clinical news and perspective that are essential to your practice.

Treatment

  • FDA approves boceprevir for HCV genotype-1 
  • FDA approves telaprevir for HCV genotype-1 
  • New approvals may change treatment for hepatitis C 
  • ECHO model effectively improved access to care for HCV in underserved populations 
  • Noninvasive tests predicted survival in chronic hepatitis C 
  • High coffee intake associated with better HCV treatment response 

Risk Reduction

  • Universal screening for hepatitis C supported by patients
  • Aged-based screening bested risk-based screening in liver disease
  • Common transmission routes of viral hepatitis

Comorbidities

  • Possible association found between HCV, P. falciparum infections
  • Control comorbid conditions as well as focusing on hepatitis C

HIV/HCV Coinfection

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  • HIV, HCV infection incidence declined in injection drug users
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