objectives: hepatitis c virus (hcv) is one of the major public health problems worldwide which is transmitted through contact with infected blood or blood products. one of the most prevalent modes of hcv transmission is injecting drug with unclean needles or syringes. therefore intravenous drug users (ivdus) are the most important group who should be considered. the aim of this study was to eva...

aim : in the current study, we aimed at identifying independent laboratory parameter to predict liver damage. background : although liver biopsy is frequently recommended in assessing disease severity and selecting antiviral treatment candidates, it has several limitations. patients and methods : a total of 527 patients with untreated chronic hepatitis b virus infection were selected. a percuta...