Chronic hepatitis C: This and the new era of treatment
World Journal of Hepatology, 2016 Over the last years it has started a real revolution in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. This occurred for the availability of direct-acting antiviral agents that allow to reach sustained virologic response in approximately 90% of cases. In the near
Gaetano Bertino
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The Dynamics of Incidence of Chronic Hepatitis B and C in the Population of Almaty city for 2001-2014 [PDF]
International Journal of Biomedicine, 2016 The results of a retrospective epidemiological analysis revealed a sharp decline in the incidence of acute hepatitis B among the entire population of Almaty and the absence of acute hepatitis B, acute hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis C among children ...
Maria N. Omarova +4 more
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The evaluation of liver fibrosis regression in chronic hepatitis C patients after the treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents – A review of the literature [PDF]
, 2019 The second-generation of direct-acting antiviral agents are the current treatment for chronic viral hepatitis C infection. To evaluate the regression of liver fibrosis in patients receiving this therapy, liver biopsy remains the most accurate method, but
Alexescu, Teodora G +12 more
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Clinical and epidemiological characteristic of chronic hepatitis C in the republic of Tyva
Журнал инфектологии, 2023 Aim: To assess the current epidemiological situation and establish the dominant clinical profile of patients with chronic hepatitis C, taking into account the stage of the disease and the molecular genetic characteristics of the virus in the Republic of ...
A. A. Saryglar +4 more
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A genetic validation study reveals a role of vitamin D metabolism in the response to interferon-alfa-based therapy of chronic hepatitis C [PDF]
, 2012 Background: To perform a comprehensive study on the relationship between vitamin D metabolism and the response to interferon-α-based therapy of chronic hepatitis C.
Badenhoop, Klaus +20 more
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Vital Signs: Newly Reported Acute and Chronic Hepatitis C Cases ― United States, 2009–2018
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 Introduction Hepatitis C is a leading cause of death from liver disease in the United States. Acute hepatitis C infection is often asymptomatic, and >50% of cases will progress to chronic infection, which can be life-threatening.
A. B. Ryerson +4 more
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Lipoprotein Receptors and Lipid Enzymes in Hepatitis C Virus Entry and Early Steps of Infection
Scientifica, 2012 Viruses are obligate intracellular agents that depend on host cells for successful propagation, hijacking cellular machineries to their own profit. The molecular interplay between host factors and invading viruses is a continuous coevolutionary process ...
Eve-Isabelle Pécheur
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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with cardiomyopathy
Annals of Hepatology, 2009 Chronic hepatitis C can be associated with extrahepatic manifestations; thus, we explored the association of this viral infection with dilated cardiomyopathy in a group of sixty-three patients with a cardiac ejection fraction of less than 40% determined ...
Vijaya Boyella; +5 more
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Risk factors and outcome among a large patient cohort with community-acquired acute hepatitis C in Italy [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of acute hepatitis C has changed during the past decade in Western countries. Acute HCV infection has a high rate of chronicity, but it is unclear when patients with acute infection should be treated.
Ancarani, Fausto +14 more
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Urinary porphyrin excretion in hepatitis C infection [PDF]
, 1999 A high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in porphyria cutanea tarda in some populations suggests a close link between viral hepatitis and alteration of porphyrin metabolism.
Jacob, Karl +2 more
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