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After Curing Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Jose D. Debes, MD

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Belperio and colleagues (1) describe the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system's outstanding achievement of treating more than 80 000 patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with direct-acting antiviral therapy and provide input for best practices in how to accomplish such a feat. However, in the era of direct-acting antivirals, emphasizing that the care of patients with HCV infection should go beyond treating the disease is important. This population is at high risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and many studies—some from the VA—have previously reported that patients with HCV infection have a much lower response to vaccination against HBV infection than HCV-negative controls (2, 3).
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Debes JD. After Curing Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Ann Intern Med. ;168:682. doi: 10.7326/L18-0013

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2018;168(9):682.

DOI: 10.7326/L18-0013

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