Pre-existing co-morbidities and co-medications of patients undergoing treatment of chronic HCV G1 infection in German real-life
P Buggisch, H Löhr, G Teuber, H Steffens, M Kraus, P Geyer, B Weber, T Witthöft, U Naumann, E Zehnter, D Hartmann, B Dreher, M Bilzer · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2015 · Heft 12
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Background: Information about co-morbidities of patients (pts) currently treated for chronic HCV genotype 1 (G1) infection in real-life is scarce. The present interim analysis of the NOVUS observational study was therefore aimed to investigate the frequency of pre-existing and ongoing co-morbidities of pts treated for chronic HCV G1 infection in German real-life and to determine the frequency of co-medications. Methods: From April 2012 until January 2014, 536 pts with HCV G1 infection were recruited in the ongoing NOVUS study by 97 practices and hospitals in Germany. Until now, pre-existing co-morbidities before…