Medical Guidelines

Recommendations for Diagnosis, Treatment & Monitoring of Chronic HCV Infection in Adults

Saeed Hamid
Department of Medicine, Agha Khan University Karachi, Pakistan
Aliya Hasnain
Department of Medicine, Agha Khan University Karachi, Pakistan

✉ Correspondence: Saeed Hamid Email: saeed.hamid@aku.edu

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v2i4.2179
Volume: 2, Issue 4 Pages: 349–355 Published: 14 Dec 2021
Received: 18 Aug 2021 Accepted: 18 Oct 2021 Published Online: 14 Dec 2021

Abstract

Objectives
Aim of present recommendations is to optimize Hepatitis C related patient care informed by best available evidence and broad consensus to improve clinical and public health outcomes. The aim is to provide recommendations that are relevant for the confined regional epidemiology of hepatitis C infection as well as healthcare delivery mechanism in Pakistan.
These recommendations are adapted from World Health Organization (WHO) guide for hepatitis C virus infection targeted particularly for low and middle income countries (LMICs), presenting high burden of disease while treatment is readily available and costs of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are on the decline.

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Hamid S, Hasnain A. Recommendations for Diagnosis, Treatment & Monitoring of Chronic HCV Infection in Adults. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2021;2(4):349–355. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v2i4.2179

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