Impact of birth cohort screening for hepatitis C. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2014;16(4):381.Asrani SK, Davis GL. Impact of birth cohort screening for hepatitis C. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2014;16:381.A srani SK, Davis GL. Impact of birth cohort screening for hepatitis C. Curr Gastroenterol ...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the leading causes of liver cancer, creating enormous economic and social burdens. The Chinese government recommends routine screening of inpatients for HCV before invasive procedures to prevent iatric infections. However, the diagnosis and treatment rates fo...
First identified in 1989 and responsible for hepatitis C, an infectious disease affecting the liver, HCV has infected an estimated 180 million people worldwide. Spread by blood-to-blood contact, HCV can cause chronic infection that leads to dangerous scarring of the liver, liver failure, liver ...
Cost-effectiveness of screening for hepatitis C in Canada. The seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Canadians is estimated at 0.3% to 0.9%. Of those with chronic HCV infection, 10% to 20% will ... WL William,Wong,Hong-Anh,... - CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association ...
Both hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are underdiagnosed, particularly in low-income countries and in difficult-to-access populations. Our aim was to develop and evaluate a methodology for the detection of HCV and HIV infection based on capillary dr...
Effectiveness of a screening program for hepatitis C. Dig Dis Sci . 2006;51:976–981.Cheung RC, Cunningham BA, Cooper AD: Effectiveness of a screening program for hepatitis C. Dig Dis Sci 2006, 51:976-981.Cheung R, Cunnigham B, Cooper A. Effectiveness of a screening program for ...
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B, a RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), is an attractive target for anti-HCV agents. The major disadvantages of the commonly used polymerase inhibitor screening involving the assessment of in vitro RNA synthesis are that it is incapable of demonstrating the cellu...
Effective screening programs are urgently needed to provide undiagnosed hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected individuals with therapy. This systematic review of characteristics and outcomes of screening programs for HCV focuses on strategies to identify HCV
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an emerging problem in public health. In most countries, the majority of HCV infected people are yet undia... Gaby Sroczynskisup/sup, Eva Estebansup/sup, Annette Conrads-Franksup/sup,sup/sup, Ruth Schwarzersup/sup, Nikolai Mühlbergersup/su...
Background The prevalence of diagnosed chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among pregnant women in the Netherlands is 0.26%, yet many cases remain undiagnosed. HCV screening and treatment of pregnant HCV carriers could reduce the burden of disease and limit vertical transmission from mother to...