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Prevalence, Awareness, and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in South Korea: Evidence from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Gut and Liver, 2020
Background/Aims: This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the Korean general population and the awareness and treatment status of HCV infection among anti-HCV-positive persons.
Kyung-Ah Kim, June Sung Lee
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Structure-activity relationships of fluorene compounds inhibiting HCV variants [PDF]

, 2020
Approximately 71 million people suffer from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection worldwide. Persistent HCV infection causes liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma, resulting in approximately 400,000 deaths ...
Gadhe, Changdev G., JANG, SUNG KEY, Keum, Gyochang, Kim, Byeong Moon, Kim, Hee Sun, Kohara, Michinori, Lee, Jae Seung, Moon, Heejo, Mun, Jaegon, Pae, Ae Nim, You, Youngsu   +10 more
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Frequency of active HCV infection among anti-HCV positive patients in selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2013
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine frequency of active HCV infection among confirmed anti-HCV positive subjects of KPK in order to help the infected subjects decide about anti-viral treatment options.Methods: Blood samples (3075 ...
Sajid Ali, Bashir Ahmad, İjaz Ali, Nourin Mehmood   +3 more
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Hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users with and without human immunodeficiency virus co-infection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The aim of this study is to explore the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among injection drug users (IDUs) with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in southern Taiwan.
Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Jih-Jin Tsai, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Chung-Feng Huang, Ming-Lun Yeh, Jeng-Fu Yang, Ko Chang, Wei-Ru Lin, Chun-Yu Lin, Tun-Chieh Chen, Jee-Fu Huang, Chia-Yen Dai, Ming-Lung Yu, Wan-Long Chuang   +13 more
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Multicenter evaluation of the new Alinity s anti-HCV II assay for routine hepatitis C virus blood screening

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus, 2023
Background: Anti-HCV immunoassays remain the primary serologic test for HCV screening among blood donors. Since 1990s, Anti-HCV assays have evolved and those currently available detect infection earlier and have improved sensitivity and specificity ...
Wai-Chiu Tsoi, Catriona Simpson, Lisa Jarvis, Alan Smith, Ninette Robbins, Ramune Sepetiene, Sonu Bhatnagar   +6 more
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A single site study to investigate the current prevalence of anti‐hepatitis C virus antibody among substance use disorder patients in Hiroshima—Insufficient testing and diagnosis

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2023
Aims Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among drug users presents an important public health problem; however, little recognition and few approaches to address this issue in Japan.
Ariyuki Kagaya, Yuko Nagaoki, Satomi Shimura, Katsuyoshi Kawana, Kazuaki Chayama   +4 more
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Incidence, prevalence, and clinical course of hepatitis C following liver transplantation [PDF]

, 1992
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the agent responsible for posttransfusion hepatitis. The incidence, timing, and clinical course of HCV positive hepatitis in liver transplant recipients are unknown.
A.Jake Demetris, Aach, Alter, Barcena, Barrera, Brillanti, Choo, Colombo, David H. Van Thiel, Esteban, Esteban, Feinman, Grandele, Gray, Gunjan Shah, Hernandez, Jessica H. Lewis, Judith S. Gavaler, Kaplan, Knodell, Kuo, Kühnl, Mattsson, McFarlane, McHutchison, Noel, Poel, Read, Read, Rumi, Saturo Todo, Simonetti, Stevens, Thomas E. Starzl, Trainer, Weiner   +35 more
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Anti HCV seropozitif kişilerde moleküler HCV RNA test sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesi

Turkish Journal of Family Practice, 2013
Amaç: Bu araştırmada, Anti HCV pozitif kişilerin HCV RNA viral yük miktarları incelenerek, akut enfeksiyon sonrası iyileşme, kronikleşme, hastaların tedavi yanıtları ve bunların cinsiyet ile iliflkisinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Cem Çelik, Mustafa Gökhan Gözel, Fatma Dayı, Rakibe Kaygusuz, Mustafa Zahir Bakıcı   +4 more
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Prevalence of Anti-HCV Antibody Among the General Population in Mainland China Between 1991 and 2015: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2019
Our study aims to estimate the burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among the general population in Mainland China. We searched 4 databases for studies of the prevalence of anti-HCV antibody among the general population.
Yuhua Gao, Jun Yang, F. Sun, S. Zhan, Z. Fang, Xueen Liu, Z. Hui   +6 more
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Estimating the scale of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in the EU/EEA: a focus on migrants from anti-HCV endemic countries

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
BackgroundIncreasing the proportion diagnosed with and on treatment for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is key to the elimination of hepatitis C in Europe. This study contributes to secondary prevention planning in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/
A. Falla, A. Ahmad, E. Duffell, T. Noori, I. Veldhuijzen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source