Emerging new HCV strains among intravenous drug users and their route of transmission in the north eastern state of Mizoram, India

Biswas, Aritra; Gupta, Debanjali; Saha, Kallol; Sarkar, Kahini; Firdaus, Rushna; Sadhukhan, Provash Chandra

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.006

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Introduction1

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2022

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 52 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…10 Despite this important characteristics of the northeast region there has been little research on the epidemiology of HCV in the region. [9][10][11][12]…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Epidemiology, clinical, and laboratory profile of patients with hepatitis C: A prospective, observational study from north-eastern India

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Low and middle-income countries (LMICs) contribute to 80% of the global hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection burden. Intravenous drug use (IVDU) is not uncommon in Northeastern India, thus contributing to HCV. Its epidemiology, clinical, and laboratory profile were studied in a tertiary care centre in northeastern India.HCV patients (age >18) of either sex were prospectively assessed for demographic, virological, and genotype distributions. Most were male (M: F, 5.8:1) with a mean age of 37.1 ± 11.8 years. The most common risk factor was IVDU(77.69%), followed by concomitant alcohol use in 69.2%. Besides genotype 3 (59.2%), genotype 1 (26.1%) and genotype 6 were also common (14.6%). The demographics, liver disease severity, and biochemical parameters were similar across genotypes.

show abstract

“…10 Despite this important characteristics of the northeast region there has been little research on the epidemiology of HCV in the region. [9][10][11][12]…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%