title: Diagnosis and management of hepatitis C.
abstract: Hepatitis C virus, a bloodborne virus infection, is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and was until recently a difficult to treat disease. However, rapid treatment advances can now deliver cure rates of >95% and provide the real possibility of eliminating hepatitis C virus.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Hepatologist in the Southwest Liver Unit, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.
authors.forename: Louisa J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Vine
authors.affiliation: Consultant Hepatologist in the Digestive Disease Unit, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool.
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sieberhagen
authors.affiliation: Consultant Hepatologist in the Southwest Liver Unit and Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH.
authors.forename: Matthew E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cramp
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000502:physiology*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents