Abstract:The aim is to measure the effectiveness of a novel clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and blood borne virus (BBV) pharmacist led hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment pathway in a paediatric setting.The most common mode of acquisition of HCV in children is mother to child transmission (MTCT) during the perinatal period with genotype 1 and genotype 3 the most common genotypes seen in this paediatric setting.Treatment for HCV has evolved rapidly with the advent of direct acting antiviral (DAA) and has transformed the t… Show more
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