Genotypic resistance testing of HCV – is there a clinical need?

Persistent infections with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) pose a profound global public health burden. In the past 5 years treatment of chronic hepatitis C has dramatically changed. Novel direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) specifically inhibiting viral enzymes or factors that are essential for the viral r...

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Main Authors: Walker, Andreas, Kaiser, Rolf, Bartenschlager, Ralf, Timm, Jörg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2016-08-01
Series:GMS Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HCV
DAA
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/id/2016-4/id000023.shtml