Simple oral direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has transformed clinical management and paved the way for elimination.1 The first pan-genotypic fixed-dose ...

Chimpanzees infected with hepatitis C virus in experiments decades ago at last received treatment using drugs made for humans ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More frequent HCV testing was cost-effective among people who inject drugs in both high- and low-transmission ...

Over decades of sustained, integrated national viral hepatitis control, Japan has seen substantial reductions in HBV- and HCV ...

SaTScan detects an acute HCV outbreak cluster in California, showing the potential of automated surveillance, though real-time testing is needed. Between 55% and 85% of people with acute HCV infection ...

When managing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), initiating treatment of the infection promptly is more important than determining the severity of their liver disease with the customary staging ...

Pills can cure infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), but getting the medication to patients who need treatment can be a challenge. Many patients with HCV use drugs such as methamphetamine or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than 23% of adults with HCV infection who initiated DAA therapy had no follow-up test. Improving testing ...

Hepatitis C is inflammation of the liver in humans caused by the hepatitis C virus. The virus is primarily transmitted by blood-to-blood contact associated with transfusion and intravenous drug use.

Researchers and clinicians at WashU Medicine are helping reshape how hepatitis C virus (HCV) is treated during pregnancy, with a new study showing that a commonly used antiviral regimen can be used ...

Among the infectious disease tests (HBs antigen, HCV antibody, syphilis, HIV) that clinical laboratory technologists handle ...

Background The burden of liver fibrosis and steatosis coexisting with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) ...