Patient-centered outreach treatment toward micro-elimination of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis patients

We read the report by Jadoul et  al.1 with great interest in a recent issue in Kidney International. The World Health Organization has set ambitious goals for hepatitis C virus (HCV) eradication using the “micro-elimination” approach.2 Taiwan has one of the highest prevalence and incidence of end-stage kidney disease worldwid e. HCV infection is an important complication among our hemodialysis patients.3 With the advent of the new direct-acting antivirals, complete eradication of HCV infection is one of our key priorities.
Source: Kidney International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research