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Practice Guideline
. 2014 Jun;20(2):89-136.
doi: 10.3350/cmh.2014.20.2.89. Epub 2014 Jun 30.

KASL clinical practice guidelines: management of hepatitis C

Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL)
Practice Guideline

KASL clinical practice guidelines: management of hepatitis C

Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL). Clin Mol Hepatol. 2014 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Epidemiology; Hepatitis C virus; Korea; Practice guideline; Treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts to disclose.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Map of South Korea showing age and sex-adjusted anti-HCV seroprevalence in each area.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Treatment algorithm for patients with genotype 1 chronic HCV infection. This algorithm applies to genotype 4 at a B2 grade of evidence. The dotted lines indicated weaker strength of recommendation compared with the solid lines. *Negative factors for response include advanced liver fibrosis or cirrhosis, obesity, and insulin resistance.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Treatment algorithm for patients with genotype 2, 3 chronic HCV infection. The dotted lines indicate weaker strength of recommendation compared with the solid lines. *Negative factors for response may include advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis and others. **The shortened therapy may result in higher relapse rate.
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