Treatment as Prevention: Should Hepatitis C Learn the Lessons from HIV?
Treatment as Prevention: Should Hepatitis C Learn the Lessons from HIV?
AIDS Rev. 2017 May 23;19(2)
Authors: Fernandez-Montero JV, Aspinall EJ, Burns JE
Abstract
Long-term experience in the treatment of HIV-infected individuals has shown indirect benefits of early initiation of antiretroviral therapy, particularly in preventing HIV transmission. With the advent of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C, the strategy of treatment-as-prevention has become feasible. However, economic, clinical, ethical, and public health issues arise from the concept of using therapeutic interventions only as prevention strategies.
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Source: AIDS Reviews - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Fernandez-Montero JV, Aspinall EJ, Burns JE Tags: AIDS Rev Source Type: research
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