Treating hepatitis C virus in children: time for a new paradigm

Treating hepatitis C virus in children: time for a new paradigm

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Hepatitis C virus infection is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality.In the paediatric population, HCV infection is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the absence of robust screening policies worldwide, and a lack of tolerable, effective treatment.The recent advances in HCV drug development allow for optimism, a change in outcomes for the millions of children Girls Hats infected with this virus and a unique opportunity Evening Bags Clutches for strategies aiming at HCV eradication.The rapid development of the new compounds has been followed by a welcome shift in the regulatory processes; however, strategies aiming at improving diagnosis, selecting the best combinations and addressing mother-to-child transmission issues are required for the new therapeutic agents to be introduced safely and effectively in the paediatric population and to contribute to the goal of virus eradication.