Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Understanding Spontaneous Hepatitis C Virus Clearance

MD Magazine

Understanding Spontaneous Hepatitis C Virus Clearance
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Elizabeth Kukielka, PharmD

Among patients in the acute phase of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a portion will spontaneously clear the infection without treatment, and HCV RNA will completely disappear from the serum. Estimates from various studies project that anywhere from 20% to 30% of patients will spontaneously clear HCV, with the biggest factors being sex, ethnicity, immune status, and genetics.

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