Trends in HCV treatment uptake, efficacy and impact on liver fibrosis in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

Charles BéguelinAnnatina SuterEnos BernasconiJan FehrHelen KovariHeiner C BucherMarcel StoeckleMathias CavassiniMathieu RougemontPatrick SchmidGilles WandelerAndri Rauchnull null

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)

After the introduction of second-generation DAAs, we observed an increase in treatment uptake and efficacy which resulted in a significant reduction in the number of cirrhotic patients with a replicating HCV infection in the SHCS.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
liver fibrosis
human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv positive
hiv testing
combination therapy
men who have sex with men
south africa