Article
Assessment of hepatitis C virus infection in two adjacent Thai provinces with drastically different seroprevalence.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Wasitthankasem Rujipat, Vichaiwattana Preeyaporn, Siripon Nipaporn, Posuwan Nawarat, Auphimai Chompoonut, Klinfueng Sirapa, Thaneskongtong Napha, Vuthitanachot Viboonsak, Saiyatha Supapith, Thongmai Chaiwat, Suwanpatoomlerd Sarawut, Sochoo Saowakon, Pongsuwan Natnada, Poovorawan Kittiyod, Tangkijvanich Pisit, Vongpunsawad Sompong, Poovorawan Yong
Abstract excerpt
Improved awareness of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission has contributed to the overall decline in the HCV infection rate in some developing countries including Thailand. Chronic HCV infection in some rural Thai communities, however, presents a challenge in the efforts to treat and manage HCV-related diseases. Published and unpublished studies have suggested an unusually high incidence of HCV infection in a...
Topics
- Adult
- Carrier State
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Male