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Pharmacology Update for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus
Nurs Clin North Am. 2020 Sep;55(3):347-359.doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2020.06.008.Epub 2020 Jul 16.
Leslie Hopkins 1, Travis Dunlap 2, Holly Cline 2
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1Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 461 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37240, USA. Electronic address: leslie.hopkins@Vanderbilt.edu.
2Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 461 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common infectious disease affecting people worldwide. In the past 10 years, the incidence of HCV has steadily increased in the United States. With the advent of new direct-acting antiviral medications, the treatment of HCV has become important and can cure the infection.