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Carrasco I, Sainz T, Frick MA, Jiménez de Ory S, Fortuny C, Burgos J, Montero M, Gavilán C, Falcón MD, Couceiro JA, Bernardino JI, Bisbal O, Guerrero C, Aldámiz-Echevarría MT, Berenguer J, Navarro ML. Response to direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C treatment in vertically HIV/HCV co-infected patients. J Viral Hepat 2020; 27:955-958. [PMID: 32347645 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for HCV treatment have improved tolerance and efficacy among adults, but experience in vertical transmission is scarce. In our vertically HIV/HCV co-infected youth cohort of 58 patients, DAA achieved excellent rates of cure among naïve and pretreated individuals. Treating vertically infected seems important as 29.6% displayed advanced fibrosis at treatment initiation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Itzíar Carrasco
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Gregorio Marañón Research Institute (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain.,Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario La Paz and La Paz Research Institute (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Gregorio Marañón Research Institute (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico de La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital San Juan de Alicante, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Gregorio Marañón Research Institute (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain
| | - María Luisa Navarro
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Gregorio Marañón Research Institute (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain.,Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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