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Management of hepatitis C virus infection in the Asia-Pacific region: an update.
The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jan 2017
Lim Seng Gee, Aghemo Alessio, Chen Pei-Jer, Dan Yock Young, Gane Edward, Gani Rino, Gish Robert G, Guan Richard, Jia Ji Dong, Lim Kieron, Piratvisuth Teerha, Shah Samir, Shiffman Mitchell L, Tacke Frank, Tan Soek Siam, Tanwandee Tawesak, Win Khin Maung, Yurdaydin Cihan
Abstract excerpt
The Asia-Pacific region has disparate hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology, with prevalence ranging from 0·1% to 4·7%, and a unique genotype distribution. Genotype 1b dominates in east Asia, whereas in south Asia and southeast Asia genotype 3 dominates, and in Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos), genotype 6 is most common. Often, availability of all-oral direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) is delayed because of...
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