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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, Volume 74, No. 3, Year 2022

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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Authors: 13
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Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Egypt