Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in General Population of Mashhad, Northeastern Iran

• Main Authors: Sanaz AHMADI GHEZELDASHT (Author), Mohammad Reza HEDAYATI-MOGHADDAM (Author), Khosro SHAMSIAN (Author), Farhad FATHIMOGHADAM (Author), Hamid Reza BIDKHORI (Author), Seyed Abdolrahim REZAEE (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is one of the major blood-borne infections worldwide. HCV carriers may develop chronic hepatitis leading to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There is no overall estimate of the infection prevalence in the northeast of Iran. We have per...