the evolving incidence of hepatitis c virus infection in italy

The Evolving Incidence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Italy

The epidemiology of chronic liver diseases (CLD) in Ita-ly is changing. This is due to the decreasing rate of viral hepatitis (1) and the increased number of steatosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis cases, which are emerging as a new epidemic with a wide spectrum of metabolic disorders (2). This scenario reflects what has occurred in Italy over the last few decades, as the vaccination program...

hepatitis c virus infection trends in italy

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 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 ...

Hepatitis C virus infection and genotypes in blood donors

Abstract: Genotyping of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is important for designing therapeutic strategies and regional specific diagnostic assays. The aim of this study was to identify the HCV genotypes in HCV infected blood donors. This is the first report on HCV genotypes in blood donors in Iran. In this cross-sectional study, 103 blood donors with hepatitis C were investigated for HCV genotype...

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...