Abbreviations
ALT |
alanine aminotransferase |
ARFI |
acoustic radiation force impulse |
APRI |
aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index |
ART |
antiretroviral treatment |
AST |
aspartate aminotransferase |
CSPH |
clinically significant portal hypertension |
DAA |
direct-acting antiviral |
eGFR |
estimated glomerular filtration rate |
ELF |
Enhanced Liver Fibrosis |
ESRD |
end-stage renal disease |
FCH |
fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis |
FIB-4 |
Fibrosis-4 |
GRADE |
Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
Gt |
genotype |
HAV |
hepatitis A virus |
HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
HCC |
hepatocellular carcinoma |
HCV |
hepatitis C virus |
HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
IFN |
Interferon |
INR |
international normalised ratio |
LFT |
liver function test |
LSM |
liver stiffness measurement |
MSM |
men who have sex with men |
MELD |
Model for End-Stage Liver Disease |
mTOR |
mammalian target of rapamycin |
NSBB |
non-selective beta-blocker |
PBAC |
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee |
PBS |
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
pegIFN |
peginterferon-alfa |
PWID |
people who inject drugs |
RAS |
resistance-associated substitution |
HSD |
Highly Specialised Drugs |
SVR |
sustained virological response at 12 weeks after treatment (cure) |
TAF |
tenofovir alafenamide |
TDF |
tenofovir disoproxil fumarate |
TGA |
Therapeutic Goods Administration |
ULN |
upper limit of normal |