Treating hepatitis C virus in children: time for a new paradigm

• Main Authors: Claire Thorne (Author), Giuseppe Indolfi (Author), Anna Turkova (Author), Carlo Giaquinto (Author), Eleni Nastouli (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: Elsevier, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hepatitis C virus infection is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. In the paediatric population, HCV infection is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the absence of robust screening policies worldwide, and a lack of tolerable, effective treatment. The recent advances in HCV drug...