Chronic hepatitis C: Diagnosis and treatment made easy.
Naim Abu FrehaBinil Mathew JacobAli ElhoashlaZaid AfawiTalab Abu-HammadFoad ElsanaSergey PazOhad EtzionPublished in: The European journal of general practice (2022)
Patients without advanced fibrosis and comorbidities can be treated by the educated family physician. However, patients with comorbidities, cirrhosis or coinfection (HIV, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)) should be referred to the liver clinic. In case of screening patients with risk factors or likelihood of dormant HCV, health organisations should provide the appropriate resources, logistics, finances and workforce.
Keyphrases
- hepatitis b virus
- risk factors
- hepatitis c virus
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- primary care
- newly diagnosed
- liver failure
- healthcare
- human immunodeficiency virus
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- emergency department
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- hiv aids
- peritoneal dialysis
- health information
- liver fibrosis
- patient reported outcomes
- risk assessment