Joint Society statement for elimination of viral hepatitis.

The Key Role of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) Activities in Viral Hepatitis Elimination Programs

Detection of Pre-treatment mutations leading to resistance to direct hepatitis C virus blocking drugs in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Background and objective: Human is the only host of hepatitis C virus. This virus has a positive single stranded RNA and lipoprotein envelop that has 7 confirmed genotypes. According to studies, genotypes 1a, 3a and 1b are the most common genotypes in Iran. No effective vaccine against HCV infection has been developed instead, advances in antiviral treatment using drugs that directly affect spe...

بررسی اثر آلفا انترفرون در 16 بیمار مبتلا به هپاتیت مزمن ویروسی

Alpha-interferon therapy has been approved for treatment of chronic hepatitis C and B. Candidates for treatment are patients with well-compensated liver disease and histologic evidences of chronic hepatitis who have demonstrated abnormal aminotransferase levels for more than 6 months. From 30 patients with chronic hepatitis with diseases prolonged more than 6 months, we selected only 16 patient...

رتبه بندی وب سایت های عفونی ویروسی براساس معیار WHO و سیلبرگ

Introduction: The growth of internet health information with unclear quality endangers Users' health and lives. The necessity of evaluating intrenet sources including web has been proven, in many studies. Therefore, applicable solutions for evaluating internet information in web are suggested, one of which is the systematic rating of web information using a criteria and based on different aspec...

Elimination of Hepatitis Viruses: Bangladesh Scenario

The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted targets unanimously at the World Health Assembly in July 2016, in Geneva, to significantly curtail hepatitis B and C viruses to near extinction by 2030. Preparations are now ongoing in all WHO member nations across the globe to reach this ambitious, but perhaps achievable target. In Bangladesh, hepatologists, nongovernmental organizations, civil s...