Hepatitis C- updates on biology and new treatments from Prof. Josh Davis

August 19, 2016 · by · in Infection prevention · Leave a comment

Guest posting: A/Prof Josh Davis, Infectious Diseases Physician, John Hunter Hospital,  NSW, Principal  Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, NT, Australia.

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The HCV treatment landscape is rapidly changing!

  • Key unresolved questions include:
    • How to upscale roll out to GPs
    • How much monitoring is needed with DAAs
    • How to treat “special populations”:
      • Renal disease
      • Children
      • Decompensated cirrhosis
      • Pregnancy
  • ?Role of DAAs in PEP and prevention of MTCT

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