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A molecular transmission network of recent hepatitis C infection in people with and without HIV: Implications for targeted treatment strategies.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 May 2017
Bartlett Sofia R, Wertheim Joel O, Bull Rowena A, Matthews Gail V, Lamoury Francois Mj, Scheffler Konrad, Hellard Margaret, Maher Lisa, Dore Gregory J, Lloyd Andrew R, Applegate Tanya L, Grebely Jason
Abstract excerpt
Combining phylogenetic and network methodologies has the potential to better inform targeted interventions to prevent and treat infectious diseases. This study reconstructed a molecular transmission network for people with recent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and modelled the impact of targeting directly acting antiviral (DAA) treatment for HCV in the network. Participants were selected from three Australian...
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