Chronic HCV Infection: Clinical Advances and Eradication Perspectives

• Other Authors: Liberto, Maria Carla (Editor), Marascio, Nadia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; Epidemiology & medical statistics; HCV; rheumatic; interferon; mortality; hepatitis C virus (HCV); phylogeny; resistance-associated substitution (RAS); chronic hepatitis C; vibration controlled transient elastography; fibrosis; steatosis; hepatocellular carcinoma; hepatitis C; genotype 3; liver cirrhosis; pangenotypic; children; ledipasvir/sofosbuvir; real-life; sustained virological response; elimination; model; COVID-19; PWID; homeless persons; HCV eradication; direct-acting antivirals; out-of-hospital; retention in care; n/a
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronic infection can determine liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as several extra-hepatic manifestations (i.e., mixed cryoglobulinemia, metabolic syndrome, kidney disease, etc.). HCV infection is asymptomatic until severe stages of disease, thus...