Clinical Quiz: HCV DAA Treatment After Solid Organ Transplantation

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This clinical quiz will test your knowledge of the 2023 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases/Infectious Diseases Society of America Hepatitis C guideline.

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Since 2013, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases have worked together to develop evidence-based guidance for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

This update to the previous 2020 guidelines was released in 2023 and reflects our current understanding of the infection with timely, evidence-based guidance spotlighting major changes related to screening, organ transplantation, and expanded treatment options for children and adolescents.

Test your knowledge of the 2023 HCV guidance update below:

When should treatment be initiated for HCV-uninfected recipients of liver grafts from HCV-viremic donors using glecaprevir/pibrentasvir?


Reference:

  1. Bhattacharya D, Aronsohn A, Price J, Lo Re V; AASLD-IDSA HCV Guidance Panel. Hepatitis C Guidance 2023 Update: AASLD-IDSA Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Clin Infect Dis. Published online May 25, 2023. doi:10.1093/cid/ciad319

Editors' note: Artificial intelligence aided in the creation of this content.

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