Global genotype distribution of hepatitis C viral infection among people who inject drugs

G Robaeys, R Bielen, DG Azar, H Razavi… - Journal of hepatology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) after injection drug use is very
prevalent. The kind of genotype determines the response to treatment. However, no …

[HTML][HTML] Current molecular methods for the detection of hepatitis C virus in high risk group population: A systematic review

R Firdaus, K Saha, A Biswas… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an emerging infection worldwide and the numbers of persons
infected are increasing every year. Poor blood transfusion methods along with unsafe …

Global Origin and Spatiotemporal Spread of Hepatitis C Virus Epidemic Genotypes/Subtypes: A Complete Genome‐Based Phylodynamic and Phylogeographic …

S Kamboj, M Kumar - Journal of Medical Virology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a pathogenic virus of global health concern. The phylodynamics of
HCV genotypes/subtypes 1a, 1b, 2, and 3 are explored only for specific geographic regions …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus subtype distribution and resistance-associated substitutions in high-risk population groups in Guangdong Province, China

S **e, J Yan, X Fu, G Yu, X Yan, F Yang, B Li - Infection, Genetics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective In Guangdong Province, hepatitis C virus (HCV) had been found to confer
resistance to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). There were few studies of HCV subtypes and …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus genotypes among population with reported risk factors in Assam, north-east India: Emergence of genotype-8

S Das, D Medhi, AJ Talukdar, D Raja… - The Indian Journal …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background & objectives Hepatitis C virus (HCV) exhibits extensive genetic diversity in
infected hosts. There are few published reports of HCV genotype (GT) distribution from the …

Diverse HCV strains and HIV URFS identified amongst people who inject drugs in India

MA Rodgers, S Gomathi, A Vallari, S Saravanan… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Although the prevalences of HIV and HCV are significantly higher amongst PWID in India
compared to the general population, the strains circulating within this group have not been …

Recombination in hepatitis C virus is not uncommon among people who inject drugs in Kolkata, India

D Gupta, K Saha, A Biswas, R Firdaus, M Ghosh… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recombination in RNA virus is a rare event in the survival and evolution to evade host
immune system. This is increasing within high risk group population (HRG) due to super …

Hepatitis C virus 3b strains in injection drug users in Guangdong Province, China, may have originated in Yunnan Province

M Wang, Q Liao, R Xu, D Song, J Huang, Q You… - Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
The distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes/subtypes varies among different
populations. Here, we investigated HCV infection and its genotype distribution in injection …

Diversity of hepatitis C virus infection among HIV-infected people who inject drugs in India

SS Solomon, D Boon, S Saravanan, AK Srikrishnan… - Virusdisease, 2019 - Springer
The availability of generic direct acting antivirals (DAAs) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment
has prompted many low-and-middle-income countries to launch HCV elimination programs …

Post-transfusion hepatitis C virus infection among β-thalassaemic individuals with associated clinical parameters

A Biswas, R Firdaus, K Saha… - Indian Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A total of 172 HCV seroreactive β-thalassaemic individuals aged between 2-35 yr
with at least 25 units of blood transfusion were catagorized into four groups (2-12 yr, group …