Immediate treatment for recent hepatitis C infection in people with high-risk behaviors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lakshmi Manoharan Ned H Latham Stephanie C Munari Michael W Traeger Vinay Menon Niklas Luhmann Rachel Baggaley Virginia Macdonald Annette Verster Nandi Louise Siegfried Gail V Matthews Mark Stoove Margaret E Hellard Joseph S Doyle

Published in: Hepatology communications (2023)

High rates of cure were achieved with the treatment of recently acquired hepatitis C in people at higher risk of infection. Serious adverse events were rare, highlighting individual benefits consistent with the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. The impact of immediate treatment on HCV incidence requires further evaluation.

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