Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Immediate Versus Delayed Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Patients in a Country With Limited Resources: The Case of Egypt | Zendy

Dorothée Obach | Zendy; Sylvie DeufficBurban | Zendy; Gamal Esmat | Zendy; Wagida A. Anwar | Zendy; Sahar Dewedar | Zendy; V. Canva | Zendy; Anthony Cousien | Zendy; Wahid Doss | Zendy; Aya Mostafa | Zendy; Stanislas Pol | Zendy; Marı́a Buti | Zendy; Uwe Siebert | Zendy; Arnaud Fontanet | Zendy; Mostafa K. Mohamed | Zendy; Yazdan Yazdanpanah | Zendy

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Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Immediate Versus Delayed Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Patients in a Country With Limited Resources: The Case of Egypt

Author(s) -

Dorothée Obach,

Sylvie DeufficBurban,

Gamal Esmat,

Wagida A. Anwar,

Sahar Dewedar,

V. Canva,

Anthony Cousien,

Wahid Doss,

Aya Mostafa,

Stanislas Pol,

Marı́a Buti,

Uwe Siebert,

Arnaud Fontanet,

Mostafa K. Mohamed,

Yazdan Yazdanpanah

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu066

Subject(s) - medicine , virology , hepatitis c virus , virus , hepatitis a virus , cost effectiveness , intensive care medicine , immunology , risk analysis (engineering)

Because of logistical and economic issues, in Egypt, as in other resource-limited settings, decision makers should determine for which patients hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment should be prioritized. We assessed the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different treatment initiation strategies.

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