[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 …

Estimation of hepatitis C prevalence in the Punjab province of Pakistan: A retrospective study on general population

A Ahsan, AZ Khan, H Javed, S Mirza, SU Chaudhary… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are amongst the leading public health
concerns in Pakistan with a high disease burden. Despite the availability of effective antiviral …

[HTML][HTML] Geographic distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in pakistan

N Khan, M Akmal, M Hayat, M Umar, A Ullah… - Hepatitis …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) genotypes may be changed over time.
Epidemiological Studies on distribution patterns of HCV genotypes in Pakistani population …

Hepatocellular carcinoma occurs frequently and early after treatment in HCV genotype 3 infected persons treated with DAA regimens

GUN Tayyab, S Rasool, B Nasir, G Rubi… - BMC …, 2020 - Springer
Background There are conflicting data regarding the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
after direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA) treatment. Risk of HCC in HCV genotype-3 infected …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostically untypable hepatitis C virus variants: it is time to resolve the problem

MS Afzal, MY Khan, M Ammar… - World Journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pakistan is a low income country with more than 10 million hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections
and the burden is on continuous raise. Accurate viral genoty** is very critical for proper …

[HTML][HTML] Determining hepatitis C virus genotype distribution among high-risk groups in Iran using real-time PCR

M Jamalidoust, M Namayandeh, S Asaei… - World Journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To assess hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype patterns among high-risk Iranian groups,
using real-time RT-PCR. METHODS: In this study, we evaluated the distribution of different …

Prevalence and treatment of untypable HCV variants in different districts of Punjab, Pakistan

A Zafar, M Imran, S Zahoor, ZH Shah, M Ali… - Viral …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
In Pakistan, around 11 million people are infected with, at least, six circulating genotypes
and subtypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV). The viral burden is still on rise. HCV genotype …

Recent trends in molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis C virus in Mardan, KPK Pakistan

B Wahid, M Waqar, N Rasool, Z Rehman… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
To determine the genotypic distribution of HCV, frequency of risk factors involved in its
transmission, and correlation of genotype with viral load in Mardan population which is the …

Rising relapse rate in hepatitis C virus type 3a-infected patients against sofosbuvir and ribavirin combination therapy: a Pakistani experience

B Wahid, K Saleem, A Ali, S Rafique… - European Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
3 Toyoda H, Kumada T, Tada T, Shimada N, Takaguchi K, Senoh T, et al. Efficacy and
tolerability of an IFN-free regimen with DCV/ASV for elderly patients infected with HCV …

[HTML][HTML] Gender-specific frequency distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in punjab Province, Pakistan: a clinically significant descriptive cross-sectional study

A Yousaf, A Ghafoor, N Fatima, M Danish - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the major cause of liver cirrhosis, chronic liver
disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma. More than 10 million individuals are living with HCV …