[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus prevalence and genotype distribution in Pakistan: Comprehensive review of recent data

M Umer, M Iqbal - World journal of gastroenterology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is endemic in Pakistan and its burden is expected to increase in
coming decades owing mainly to widespread use of unsafe medical procedures. The …

Epidemiology of hepatitis C infection in Pakistan: current estimate and major risk factors

A Arshad, UA Ashfaq - Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene …, 2017 - dl.begellhouse.com
In Pakistan, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major healthcare problem, with acute and chronic
infections responsible for liver damage, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Under the …

Hepatitis C Virus in mainland China with an emphasis on genotype and subtype distribution

Y Zhang, LM Chen, M He - Virology Journal, 2017 - Springer
Due to the low fidelity of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
mutates quite frequently. There are seven genetically divergent genotypes (GTs) distributed …

An overview on hepatitis C virus genotypes and its control

F Nouroz, S Shaheen, G Mujtaba, S Noreen - Egyptian Journal of Medical …, 2015 - ajol.info
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood borne, circular and positive single stranded virus with high
spread rates. With the passage of time the frequency of HCV is increasing in different parts …

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in hepatitis C virus infected population: a Southeast Asian study

MS Memon, ZI Arain, F Naz, M Zaki… - Journal of diabetes …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. The study was aimed to investigate the frequency of diabetes mellitus type 2 in
patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus and its association with cirrhosis. Patients and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes among patients in countries of the eastern Mediterranean regional office of WHO (EMRO): a systematic review and …

F Sadeghi, M Salehi-Vaziri, A Almasi-Hashiani… - Hepatitis …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes Among Patients in Countries of the Eastern
Mediterranean Regional Office of WHO (EMRO): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Importance and contribution of community, social, and healthcare risk factors for hepatitis C infection in Pakistan

A Trickey, MT May, C Davies, H Qureshi… - The American journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pakistan has a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, estimated at
4.9%(2,290/46,843) in the 2007 national HCV seroprevalence survey. We used data from …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular evolution, virology and spatial distribution of HCV genotypes in Pakistan: A meta-analysis

A Habib, N Habib, KM Anjum, R Iqbal, Z Ashraf… - Infectious Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Hepatitis C, caused by the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), is the second most common
form of viral hepatitis. The geographical distribution of HCV genotypes can be quite …

[HTML][HTML] Association of genotypes with viral load and biochemical markers in HCV-infected Sindhi patients

S Riaz, MF Bashir, S Haider, N Rahid - brazilian journal of …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
The presented study had two objectives. The first was to examine distributions of Hepatitis C
Virus (HCV) genotypes in Sindh, Pakistan, where HCV is prevalent. The other was to …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus and determination of its genotypes in subjects of Tehsil Daggar District Buner, KP, Pakistan

Z Qamar, F Anwar, R Ahmad, I Haq, AMK Khan… - … and Global Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Hepatitis C is a noteworthy public health issue around the globe, resulting in
liver-related problems. The disease is caused Hepatitis C virus a positive sense RNA virus …