Comparative Study between Responders and Non Responders Among Patients Treated for Hepatitis C virus Infection | ||
| Benha Medical Journal | ||
| Article 261, Volume 39, Issue 2, July and August 2022, Pages 589-601 PDF (486.84 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2022.120253.1543 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amr Elhammadi1; Dina Ziada2; Wael Farrag* 3 | ||
| 1Ass Professor of Internal Medicine Banha Faculty of Medicine, Banha University | ||
| 2Professor of Tropical Medicine and infectious diseases Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University | ||
| 3Internal 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, | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Responders; Hepatitis C virus; HCV; predictors | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 227 PDF Download: 406 |
||
