Impact of Treatment of Chronic HCV Patients by Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs (DAADs) on COVID -19 Disease Frequency and Severity

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

Rasha Shehata, Eman Zareh, Ehab Moustafa, Mariam Elkhyat, Nahed Makhlof

Citations:

1

References:

24

Abstract

Background and study aim: Since both SARS-CoV-2 and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) are positive-sense RNA viruses, it is logical to consider those nucleotide analogues found to be successful against HCV could potentially demonstrate similar efficacy against severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The present study aims at estimating the frequency and severity of COVID-19 in HCV-trea...

Subjects

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Medicine

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Virology

Disease

Pandemic

Antiviral therapy

Intensive care medicine

Internal medicine

Chronic hepatitis

Virus

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Outbreak

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Good health and well-being

2023

Article

Open Access

Institution

Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Journal Rank

0.295

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21608/aeji.2023.210472.1290

Language

en

Country

Egypt

Primary Source

Impact of Treatment of Chronic HCV Patients by Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs (DAADs) on COVID -19 Disease Frequency and Severity

Primary Source

Impact of Treatment of Chronic HCV Patients by Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs (DAADs) on COVID -19 Disease Frequency and Severity

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

Rasha Shehata, Eman Zareh, Ehab Moustafa, Mariam Elkhyat, Nahed Makhlof

Citations:

1

References:

24

Abstract

Background and study aim: Since both SARS-CoV-2 and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) are positive-sense RNA viruses, it is logical to consider those nucleotide analogues found to be successful against HCV could potentially demonstrate similar efficacy against severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The present study aims at estimating the frequency and severity of COVID-19 in HCV-trea...