HCV / Hepatitis

This is the first oral antiviral to get through the regulatory process and is indicated for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death.

Sulbactam-durlobactam (Xacduro) was developed to treat the troublesome Acinetobacter baumannii pathogen that can be associated with bacterial pneumonia.

Screening and treating immigrants for hepatitis C virus infection may be instrumental to eliminating the disease in Canada.

The antibiotic, marketed as Xacduro, is indicated for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) caused by susceptible strains of bacteria called Acinetobacter baumannii.

Five-year cumulative data from 2 phase 3 studies looked at 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, B/F/TAF (Biktarvy).

Education is vital to this group and can help in working towards reducing viral hepatitis.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) believes National Health Service (NHS) can use bulevirtide as a treatment option.

By implementing rapid point-of-care HCV RNA testing in supervised consumption services, a study achieved high testing acceptance and successful engagement with HCV care among individuals who inject drugs.

Expanding peripartum prophylaxis could be more cost-effective, but would likely lead to significant over-treatment.

These new tests, conducted in a single tube within minutes, could enable at-home testing for various diseases. By incorporating CRISPR technology, the test achieves high reliability by distinguishing between false and true positives.

Under its final guidance, all prospective blood donors will answer a series of individual, risk-based questions to determine eligibility.

AI tools have taken front and center stage in 2023. One area of interest is how the new technology can be applied in infectious disease surveillance. A new article in the New England Journal of Medicine explores this concept.

The mandatory reporting of Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) by hospitals participating in the CMS Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program beginning next year is a important strategy in curbing the overuse of antibiotics.

There is a lot going on in this area in medicine and here is the most up-to-date news on health programs and therapies.

Investigators found most cases were infected with adeno-associated virus 2 and a helper virus, though it’s unclear what role the former plays.

May marks Hepatitis Awareness Month. There is a lot to be thankful for, as there has been a lot of inroads made in terms of curative therapy, vaccine development, and now the federal government is putting a major emphasis on getting people into the continuum of care. Still education is needed to help prevent the silent killer.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use expressed a positive opinion for bulevirtide for treatment of hepatitis D (HDV).

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) offers benefits for patients as well as providing cost effectiveness; however, it is not without its challenges. Two clinicians provide insights on this modality.

The last week in April is World Immunization Week, and we're recapping the most recent and significant developments in infectious disease vaccines.

A key stakeholder offers his insights on the importance of the new Biden plan to eliminate hepatitis C as well as the federal strategy to get more people linkage to care for hepatitis B.

Increased understanding of HCV protective immunity and HCV envelope glycoprotein structure and function may propel development of an HCV vaccine.

New research suggests that patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B can achieve functional cure after ending nucleoside/nucleotide analogues (NUCs) treatment.

A new study demonstrates having 1 risk factor or more increases the odds of testing positive for hepatitis C (HCV) by 20% compared to individuals without any risk factors.

In patients with hepatitis D (HDV) and compensated cirrhosis, a newer antiviral therapy, bulevirtide (Hepcludex), proved to be efficacious and safe to patients.

In this guest commentary, Thelma King Thiel, RN, co-founder and chair of the Liver Health Initiative talks about the link between viral hepatitis and liver cancer as well as the need for public awareness to take preventative steps towards trying to prevent both of them.