Elimination of hepatitis C virus in Germany: modelling the cost-effectiveness of HCV screening strategies

Abstract Background Chronic hepatitis C is a major public health burden. With new interferon-free direct-acting agents (showing sustained viral response rates of more than 98%), elimination of HCV seems feasible for the first time. However, as HCV infection often remains undiagnosed, screening is cr...

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Main Authors: Christian Krauth, Siegbert Rossol, Gustaf Ortsäter, Achim Kautz, Kathrin Krüger, Babette Herder, Jona Theodor Stahmeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4524-z