An observational retrospective cohort study of the effect of direct antiviral agents (DAAs) on glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

• Published in: QJM : An International Journal of Medicine Vol. 114; no. Supplement_1
• Main Authors: Sarhan, Iman Ibrahem, Ahmed, Fatma Abdelrahman, Elsharabasy, Reem Mohsen, Abdelgawad, Mohamed Hassan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.10.2021
• Subjects: direct aniviral agents; chronic kidney disease; Hepatitis c virus; estimated glomerular filtrating rate

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is known to be associated with high rates of liver related morbidities and mortality in the whole world. The interest of Public in HCV is growing, as more than 180 million people, (2.8%) of the global population, are infected with HCV. Aim of the...