Article
Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection: An up-date of the distribution and circulation of hepatitis C virus genotypes.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Sept 2016
Petruzziello Arnolfo, Marigliano Samantha, Loquercio Giovanna, Cozzolino Anna, Cacciapuoti Carmela
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To review Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence and genotypes distribution worldwide. METHODS: We conducted a systematic study which represents one of the most comprehensive effort to quantify global HCV epidemiology, using the best available published data between 2000 and 2015 from 138 countries (about 90% of the global population), grouped in 20 geographical areas (with the exclusion of Oceania), as defined...
Topics
- Africa
- Antiviral Agents
- Asia
- Australasia
- Genotype
- Global Health
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- North America
- Prevalence
