Comparative Study between Responders and Non Responders Among Patients Treated for Hepatitis C virus Infection

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1 Ass Professor of Internal Medicine Banha Faculty of Medicine, Banha University

2 Professor of Tropical Medicine and infectious diseases Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University

3 Internal medicine

Abstract

Background: Infection with the hepatitis C virus is a public health problem due to its prevalence, morbidity and mortality. Inspite high rate of SVR to treatment by DAAS, still failure to respond to treatment is a problem facing and delaying the achievement of HCV eradication. Identifying predictors of HCV treatment failure prior to the initiation of therapy is important in recognizing high-risk patients and alerting clinicians as to whether they should further intervene to address potential barriers. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was carried out from April 2016 to October 2018. The present study was conducted on 300 cases, 150 received SOF-DAC and 150 cases received SOF-DAC-RBV according to guidelines provided by Egyptian National HCV Control Program guidelines. Results: It was found that among all studied cases, non-response was significantly associated with older age, higher BMI and male gender (p < 0.001,

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Benha Medical Journal
Volume 39, Issue 2
July and August 2022
Pages 589-601

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