Open AccessRisk of Late Relapse or Reinfection With Hepatitis C Virus After Achieving a Sustained Virological Response: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Bryony Simmons,
Jawaad Saleem,
Andrew Hill,
Richard D. Riley,
Graham Cooke
Publication year - 2016
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/civ948
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c virus , confidence interval , meta analysis , hepatitis c , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gastroenterology , virus , immunology
Treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) can lead to sustained virological response (SVR) in over 90% of people. Subsequent recurrence of HCV, either from late relapse or reinfection, reverses the beneficial effects of SVR.
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