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SASLT Guidelines: Update in Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
Document Type
Article
Source
Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology. 2016 Supplement, Vol. 22, pS25-S57. 33p.
Subject
*LIVER diseases
*ANTIVIRAL agents
*DRUG interactions
*GENOMES
*GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
*HEMODIALYSIS patients
*HEMOGLOBINOPATHY
*HEPATITIS B
*HISTOLOGY
*HIV-positive persons
*CIRRHOSIS of the liver
*LIVER transplantation
*MEDICAL protocols
*MENTAL illness
*TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.
*DRUG abusers
*GENOTYPES
*CHRONIC hepatitis C
*MIXED infections
*PREVENTION
*DIAGNOSIS
*SOCIETIES
Language
ISSN
1319-3767
Abstract
The article discusses guidelines approved and endorsed by the Saudi Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and Transplantation (SASLT) whose aim is to improve Hepatitis C virus (HCV) patient care in the Kingdom and provided recommended approaches to treatment HCV with the new direct-acting antiviral treatment. The goals of the guidelines include complementing previous SASLT guidelines in the management of hepatitis C in Saudi Arabia.