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Comparative Study between Responders and Non Responders Among Patients Treated for Hepatitis C virus Infection

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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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,

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10.21608/bmfj.2022.120253.1543

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Responders, Hepatitis C virus, HCV, predictors

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Amr

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Elhammadi

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Ass Professor of Internal Medicine Banha Faculty of Medicine, Banha University

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amrmostafaelhammadi@gmail.com

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Dina

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Ziada

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Professor of Tropical Medicine and infectious diseases Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University

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dinahazemziada@yahoo.com

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Wael

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Farrag

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Internal medicine

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elmahdiwael84@gmail.com

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39

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2

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35838

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2022-07-01

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2022-02-05

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2022-07-01

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589

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601

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1110-208X

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2357-0016

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Benha Medical Journal

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22 Jan 2023