Hepatitis C care cascade among patients with and without tuberculosis: Nationwide observational cohort study in the country of Georgia, 2015-2020.
Davit BaliashviliHenry M BlumbergNeel R GandhiFrancisco AverhoffDavid C BenkeserShaun ShadakerLia GvinjiliaAleksandre TurdziladzeNestani TukvadzeMamuka ChincharauliMaia ButsashviliLali SharvadzeTengiz TsertsvadzeJaba ZarquaRussell R KempkerPublished in: PLoS medicine (2023)
LTFU from hepatitis C care after a positive antibody or viremia test was high and more common among patients with TB than in those without TB. Better integration of TB and hepatitis C care systems can potentially reduce LTFU and improve patient outcomes both in Georgia and other countries that are initiating or scaling up their nationwide hepatitis C control efforts and striving to provide personalized TB treatment.