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- Title
Poor management of hepatitis C infection will cause serious issues for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.
- Authors
Erken, Ertugrul; Altunoren, Orcun; Gungor, Ozkan
- Abstract
With newer and cheaper antiviral regimens, we could be treating all patients with CKD and HCV infection in the future and we might have a chance to eradicate HCV infection from HD units if we do not neglect safety precautions. Keywords: chronic kidney disease; direct acting antiviral agents; hemodialysis; Hepatitis C virus EN chronic kidney disease direct acting antiviral agents hemodialysis Hepatitis C virus 87 89 3 06/05/21 20210501 NES 210501 Dear editor, Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not a big issue nowadays, thanks to the new generation direct acting antiviral (DAA) agents that provide remarkable response rates along with very few side effects.
- Subjects
CHRONIC kidney failure; MEDICAL personnel; HEPATITIS C; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; INFECTION; CHRONIC hepatitis C
- Publication
Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 2, p87
- ISSN
1756-5383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jebm.12433