Hepatitis C during pregnancy, vertical transmission and new treatment possibilities

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been recognised as a worldwide health problem. HCV is the most common cause of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation. The HCV prevalence reported in pregnant women is similar to that found among the general population and does not appear to have an adverse effect on the course of pregnancy. The vertical transmission of HCV (HCV-VT) is a major route of HCV infection in children in the developed countries (>90%). The overall rate of mother-to-child transmission and chronification is about 3%-8%; however, this rate is higher for mothers who are co-infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (15-20%). In this review, we analyse the course of HCV infection during gestation, the risk factors associated with HCV-VT, the diagnostic methods/clinical monitoring recommended and the new possibilities of treatment in the era of direct-acting antiviral agents, which are essential to guide future public health efforts appropriately.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:147

Enthalten in:

Medicina clinica - 147(2016), 11 vom: 02. Dez., Seite 499-505

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Hepatitis C durante la gestación, transmisión vertical y nuevas posibilidades de tratamiento

Beteiligte Personen:

Muñoz-Gámez, José Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Salmerón, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Extremera, Ángeles [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Antivirales de acción directa
Direct-acting antiviral agents
Factores de riesgo
Gestación
Hepatitis C virus
Journal Article
Pregnancy
Review
Risk factors
Transmisión vertical
Vertical transmission
Virus de la hepatitis C

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.11.2017

Date Revised 28.11.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.medcli.2016.04.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM260606685