The elimination of hepatitis C is a national priority (https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/Viral-Hepatitis-NationalStrategic-Plan-2021-2025.pdf). During 2010–2021, hepatitis C virus (HCV) acute and chronic infections (hereinafter referred
to as HCV infections) increased in the United States, conseq...
Fragoulis, George E;
Nikiphorou, Elena;
Dey, Mrinalini;
Zhao, Sizheng Steven;
Courvoisier, Delphine Sophie;
Arnaud, Laurent;
Atzeni, Fabiola;
Behrens, Georg M. N;
Bijlsma, Johannes W. J;
Böhm, Peter;
Constantinou, Costas A;
Garcia-Diaz, Silvia;
Kapetanovic, Meliha Crnkic;
Lauper, Kim;
Luís, Mariana;
Morel, Jacques;
Nagy, György;
Polverino, Eva;
van Rompay, Jef;
Sebastiani, Marco;
Strangfeld, Anja;
Thurah, Annette de;
Galloway, James;
Hyrich, Kimme L.
To develop EULAR recommendations for
screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic
infections in patients with autoimmune inflammatory
rheumatic diseases (AIIRD).
An international Task Force (TF) (22
members/15 countries) formulated recommendations,
supported by systematic literature review find...
Disease Prevention,
Opportunistic Infections/etiology,
Autoimmune Diseases/complications,
Rheumatic Diseases/complications,
Triage/standards,
Tuberculosis/prevention & control,
Hepatitis B/prevention & control,
Hepatitis C/prevention & control,
Herpesvirus 3, Human,
Pneumocystis carinii/immunology,
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis,
Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use
According to WHO data, 71 million people worldwide were infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 2015, corresponding to a prevalence of 1%. 399,000 people die annually from complications of liver cirrhosis, including hepatocellular carcinoma.
This KDP answers the following clinical questions:
Diagnos...
Davalo, Milagros;
Cabrejos, Maria;
Delgado, Cesar;
Padilla, Martin;
Vejarano, Carlos;
Vera, Romina;
Huaringa-Marcelo, Jorge;
Montes-Alvis, Jose;
Goicochea-Lugo, Sergio;
Becerra-Chauca, Naysha;
Nieto-Gutierrez, Wendy.
This article summarizes the clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic infection of hepatitis viral C of the Peruvian Health Social Security (EsSalud). To provide clinical recommendations based on evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic infection of hepatiti...
This revised guideline provides updated information for the care of women with chronic viral infections who require intrauterine fetal diagnostic testing. Women with chronic viral infections who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Non-invasive screening tests for diagnosis: maternal serum placental ana...
In the United States, the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is 1.2 per 100 000 persons, the prevalence is 2.4 million cases, and annual mortality is more than 15 000 deaths (1, 2). Eliminating hepatitis will require diagnosis of 90% of those infected followed by treatment of 80% of those dia...
Generar recomendaciones basadas en la mejor evidencia disponible acerca del
manejo clínico de las personas con infección crónica por virus de Hepatitis C, relevando los grupos
de mayor riesgo y contribuyendo a una mejor gestión de los recursos....
Aiza-Haddad, I;
Ballesteros-Amozurrutia, A;
Borjas-Almaguer, OD;
Castillo-Barradas, M;
Castro-Narro, G;
Chávez-Tapia, N;
Chirino-Sprung, RA;
Cisneros-Garza, L;
Dehesa-Violante, M;
Flores-Calderón, J;
Flores-Gaxiola, A;
García-Juárez, I;
González-Huezo, MS;
González-Moreno, EI;
Higuera-de la Tijera, F;
Kershenobich-Stalnikowitz, D;
López-Méndez, E;
Malé-Velázquez, R;
Marín-López, E;
Mata-Marín, JA;
Méndez-Sánchez, N;
Monreal-Robles, R;
Moreno-Alcántar, R;
Muñoz-Espinosa, L;
Navarro-Alvarez, S;
Pavia-Ruz, N;
Pérez-Ríos, AM;
Poo-Ramírez, JL;
Rizo-Robles, MT;
Sánchez-Ávila, JF;
Sandoval-Salas, R;
Torre, A;
Torres-Ibarra, R;
Trejo-Estrada, R;
Velarde-Ruiz Velasco, JA;
Wolpert-Barraza, E;
Bosques-Padilla, F.
El objetivo del Consenso Mexicano para el Tratamiento de la Hepatitis C fue el de desarrollar un documento como guía en la práctica clínica con aplicabilidad en México. Se tomó en cuenta la opinión de expertos en el tema con especialidad en: gastroenterología, infectología y hepatología. Se real...
Testing and diagnosis of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infection is the gateway for access to both prevention and treatment services, and is a crucial component of an effective response to the hepatitis epidemic. Early identification of persons with chronic HBV or HCV infection enables them to receive th...
El alcance y objetivos de la GPC “para la tamización, diagnóstico y tratamiento de personas con infección por el virus de la hepatitis C” sigue el alcance y los objetivos propuestos en la guía “GUIDELINES FOR THE SCREENING, CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH HEPATITIS C INFECTION”, la cual ti...
