2217. Demographic Trends and Health Care Utilization Among Children With Hepatitis C Virus Infection

The Absence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Patients with Hepatitis B virus in Mashhad, Iran

Background and Aims: Many studies have provided evidence for the role of hepatitis B and C viruses in the development of liver cancer. Although the routine treatment is available for both conditions, no definite guideline is available to treat patients dually infected with HBV and HCV. This study was performed to determine the frequency of HBV/HCV-coinfection in Mashhad, North-East of Iran. Mat...

Hepatitis C virus infection among health care workers.

Hepatitis C virus infection continues to be a major disease burden all over the world. In 1999, WHO estimated a worldwide prevalence of about 3% with HCV affecting 170 million people worldwide.1 In Asia the figure is 0.3%, in China the figure ranges from 0.5%-0.8%. 2 However, there is considerable geographical variation in the incidence and prevalence of HCV infection. Much of the variability b...

hepatitis c virus infection trends in italy

Hepatitis C Virus Infection Trends in Italy

In previous issue of Hepatitis Monthly, La Torre G et al. from Sapienza University and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart located in Rome, Italy, have published their findings on the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in Italy (1). In the Italian general population, they estimate that the overall trend, and also the trends in gender and different age groups, has decreased ...

CHARACTERISTICS AND PREVALENCE OF OCCULT HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS C IN IRAN

 ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in patients who lack detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is called occult hepatitis B infection. Such infections have been frequently identified in patients with chronic hepatitis Cliver disease, but their prevalence is not known. Methods: 207 patients with chronic hepatitis C who were HCV -RNA and antiHCV positive were stu...