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Effectiveness of current and future regimens for treating genotype 3 hepatitis C virus infection: a large-scale systematic review.
BMC infectious diseases - 16 Nov 2017
Fathi Hosnieh, Clark Andrew, Hill Nathan R, Dusheiko Geoffrey
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Six distinct genetic variants (genotypes 1 - 6) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) exist globally. Certain genotypes are more prevalent in particular countries or regions than in others but, globally, genotype 3 (GT3) is the second most common. Patients infected with HCV GT1, 2, 4, 5 or 6 recover to a greater extent, as measured by sustained virological response (SVR), following treatment with regimens based...
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