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Retreatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: Real-World Regimens and Outcomes From National Treatment Programs in Three Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 11 Feb 2022
Boeke Caroline E, Hiebert Lindsey, Waked Imam, Tsertsvadze Tengiz, Sharvadze Lali, Butsashvili Maia, Zakalashvili Mamuka, Naing Win, Gupta Neil, Kateera Fredrick, McClure Craig, Ward John W, Ramers Christian B
Abstract excerpt
Access to recommended second-line treatments is limited for patients who fail initial hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy in low- and middle-income countries. Alternative regimens and associated outcomes are not well understood. Through a pooled analysis of national program data in Egypt, Georgia, and Myanmar, we observed SVR rates >90% for alternative retreatment regimens.
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