Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Currently, hepatitis C is a serious public health problem. It is estimated that there are 180 million people with chronic infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide and that the prevalence of this infection in the Portuguese population ranges between 1 and 1.5%. In Portugal, there are neither up-to-date guidelines for treatment, nor recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with HCV and, in particular, for the endovenous drug users. The present article gathers consensus information regarding clinical practice and suggests some guidelines to the management and treatment accessibility of drug addicted patients with chronic infection by HCV, in Portugal.
Source: PubMed
DOI: 10.20344/amp.1445
Authors: Rui Sarmento E Castro, Cristina Valente, José Presa Ramos, José Rocha Almeida, Rui Tato Marinho, Teresa Branco, Sofia Andrade, Ana Macedo
Language: Portuguese
Topic: Hepatitis C virus research
Subfield: Hepatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1588677174