Van Tıp Dergisi (Oct 2018)

Current Treatment Of Chronıc Hepatıtıs C Genotype 1

  • Mesut Aydın,
  • Ahmet Cumhur Dülger

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5505/vtd.2018.14890
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 4
pp. 547 – 551

Abstract

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes both acute and chronic hepatitis. Following acute HCV infection, chronic infection develops in about %80 of patients. In years, Chronic hepatitis C can progress to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or may result in liver transplantation. It is one of the most common causes of liver transplantion in the world. Recently, the treatment of CHC has dramatically improved. The success rate of over 90-95% with new developments in treatment, is promising for the future.

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