Treatment Outcomes of Hepatitis C-Infected Patients in Specialty Clinic vs. Primary Care Physician Clinic: A Comparative Analysis.

Taseen Ahmed SyedMuhammad Hassaan BashirSamid Muhammad FarooquiAllshine ChenSixia ChenSalman NusratJavid Fazili

Published in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2019)

Uncomplicated patients can be treated for hepatitis C by their PCPs with DAAs with similar treatment outcomes to specialty clinics. There should be explicit guidelines on patient eligibility for treatment by PCPs vs. specialists.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
emergency department
general practice
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
case report
patient reported
smoking cessation