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Resistance Associated Mutations in HCV Patients Failing DAA Treatment.
The new microbiologica - 1 Jan 2021
Di Stefano Mariantonietta, Faleo Giuseppina, Farhan Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed, Morella Simona, Bruno Serena Rita, Tundo Paolo, Fiore Josè Ramon, Santantonio Teresa Antonia
Abstract excerpt
Currently, treatment of chronic hepatitis C is based on a combination of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) which achieve HCV clearance in more than 95% of patients. Despite this high rate of cure, treatment failures can occur in about 3-5% of treated patients. Resistance associated substitutions (RAS) are commonly detected after virological failure, although their role in real-life DAA failures is still...
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