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All adults ages 18 to 79 years should now be screened at least once, but people who use injection drugs and pregnant women may require screening more often.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/27/6.htm
27 Mar 2020
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up evaluation after HCV treatment
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate course of management for a 62-year-old woman with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and well-compensated cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/27/4.htm
27 Dec 2019
Spotlight on HCV screening
New guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommended universal hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening for all adults, and two recent studies reported on interventions that improved HCV screening and care in baby boomers.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/27/5.htm
27 Dec 2019
MKSAP Quiz: Management of hepatic encephalopathy
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate course of management for a 56-year-old man presenting with altered mental status and a history of cirrhosis and anxiety.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/22/4.htm
22 Nov 2019
HCV drug approved as 8-week regimen
The combination drug is indicated to treat all treatment-naive adults and some children who have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 through 6 infection, either without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/25/7.htm
25 Oct 2019
Spotlight on hepatitis A, B, and C
The past month's gastroenterology research may not have been simple as ABC, but it did focus on the major types of hepatitis, including a hepatitis A outbreak, a comparison of hepatitis B drugs, and new data on hepatitis C complications and incidence.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/25/5.htm
25 Oct 2019
Hepatitis C medicines have led to liver decompensation in some patients
The FDA has identified 63 cases of liver decompensation with medications to treat hepatitis C, most of which occurred in patients with moderate to severe liver impairment who should not have been prescribed the drugs.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/6.htm
27 Sep 2019
Spotlight on HCV guidance
Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) work group, and the Choosing Wisely campaign all focused on hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/5.htm
27 Sep 2019
Patients had high adherence to HCV treatment delivered in opioid agonist therapy programs
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment completion rate was 97% among all participants, including those actively using drugs.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/26/6.htm
26 Apr 2019
MKSAP quiz: HCV-related cirrhosis with decompensation
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the next step in management for a 64-year-old man with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related decompensation.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/4.htm
22 Mar 2019