Case study of hepatitis C virus control in Egypt: impact of access program

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Antiviral Therapy Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.1177/13596535211067592

I. Waked

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Background Although Egypt was the country with the highest prevalence of hepatitis C in the world, the availability of sofosbuvir based therapies enabled Egypt to be the first country to eliminate hepatitis C and cure more than 4 million chronically infected patients. Purpose This is a small tribute to John Martin. Methodology and conclusion Here I present a summary of the HCV problem in Egypt, and how we, through Gilead's Access program under his leadership, were able to eliminate the disease.

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埃及丙型肝炎病毒控制案例研究:获取方案的影响

背景尽管埃及是世界上丙型肝炎发病率最高的国家，但基于索非布韦的治疗方法使埃及成为第一个消除丙型肝炎并治愈400多万慢性感染患者的国家。目的这是对约翰·马丁的小小致敬。方法和结论在这里，我总结了埃及的丙型肝炎病毒问题，以及我们如何在他的领导下通过吉利德的Access计划消除这种疾病。

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来源期刊

Antiviral Therapy 医学-病毒学

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

8.30%

发文量

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Antiviral Therapy (an official publication of the International Society of Antiviral Research) is an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to publishing articles on the clinical development and use of antiviral agents and vaccines, and the treatment of all viral diseases. Antiviral Therapy is one of the leading journals in virology and infectious diseases. The journal is comprehensive, and publishes articles concerning all clinical aspects of antiviral therapy. It features editorials, original research papers, specially commissioned review articles, letters and book reviews. The journal is aimed at physicians and specialists interested in clinical and basic research.