Hepatitis aguda por virus C: reporte de siete casos en centro de referencia en Chile
Hepatitis C virus infection is a major global public health problem. Treatment with direct-acting antivirals is intended to eradicate the chronic form of this infection by 2030. Although uncommon, the acute form of presentation is increasingly recognized, especially in some high-risk populations, su...
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oai:scielo:S0034-988720200012018132021-04-04Hepatitis aguda por virus C: reporte de siete casos en centro de referencia en ChileUrzúa,ÁlvaroAraneda,GonzaloVenegas,MauricioArancibia,Juan PabloBrahm,JavierPoniachik,Jaime Antiviral Agents Hepacivirus Hepatitis C Hepatitis, Viral, Human Hepatitis C virus infection is a major global public health problem. Treatment with direct-acting antivirals is intended to eradicate the chronic form of this infection by 2030. Although uncommon, the acute form of presentation is increasingly recognized, especially in some high-risk populations, such as men who have sex with men without protection. Its virological and serological diagnosis is not standardized, so clinical suspicion is essential. Its early detection allows a timely treatment. We report seven cases of acute HCV hepatitis in a national reference center, its presentation, diagnosis and treatment. We discuss populations at risk and the change in therapeutics with the use of direct-acting antiviral drugs.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.148 n.12 20202020-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872020001201813es10.4067/S0034-98872020001201813 |
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Antiviral Agents Hepacivirus Hepatitis C Hepatitis, Viral, Human Urzúa,Álvaro Araneda,Gonzalo Venegas,Mauricio Arancibia,Juan Pablo Brahm,Javier Poniachik,Jaime Hepatitis aguda por virus C: reporte de siete casos en centro de referencia en Chile |
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Hepatitis C virus infection is a major global public health problem. Treatment with direct-acting antivirals is intended to eradicate the chronic form of this infection by 2030. Although uncommon, the acute form of presentation is increasingly recognized, especially in some high-risk populations, such as men who have sex with men without protection. Its virological and serological diagnosis is not standardized, so clinical suspicion is essential. Its early detection allows a timely treatment. We report seven cases of acute HCV hepatitis in a national reference center, its presentation, diagnosis and treatment. We discuss populations at risk and the change in therapeutics with the use of direct-acting antiviral drugs. |
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Urzúa,Álvaro Araneda,Gonzalo Venegas,Mauricio Arancibia,Juan Pablo Brahm,Javier Poniachik,Jaime |
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Urzúa,Álvaro Araneda,Gonzalo Venegas,Mauricio Arancibia,Juan Pablo Brahm,Javier Poniachik,Jaime |
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Urzúa,Álvaro |
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Hepatitis aguda por virus C: reporte de siete casos en centro de referencia en Chile |
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Hepatitis aguda por virus C: reporte de siete casos en centro de referencia en Chile |
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Hepatitis aguda por virus C: reporte de siete casos en centro de referencia en Chile |
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Hepatitis aguda por virus C: reporte de siete casos en centro de referencia en Chile |
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Hepatitis aguda por virus C: reporte de siete casos en centro de referencia en Chile |
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hepatitis aguda por virus c: reporte de siete casos en centro de referencia en chile |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago |
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