Hepatitis C Guidance 2019 Update: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Infectious Diseases Society of America Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C Virus Infection
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) initiated the hepatitis C virus (HCV) guidance project (hereafter HCV guidance) in 2013. The AASLDIDSA HCV guidance website (www.HCVGu ideli nes. org) disseminates up to date, peer reviewed, unbiased, evidence based recommendations to aid clinicians making decisions regarding the testing, management, and treatment of HCV infection. Using a web based system enables timely and nimble distribution of the HCV guidance, which is periodically updated in near real time as necessitated by emerging research data, recommendations from public health agencies, the availability of therapeutic agents, or other significant developments affecting the rapidly evolving hepatitis C arena. The value and utility of the online HCV guidance to the community of hepatitis C care providers throughout the world is evidence by the nearly 10 million pageviews by 1.5 million users originating from 228 countries and territories since the January 2014 launch of the website. A major update of the