Treatment of chronic HBV infection in developing countries



Título del documento: Treatment of chronic HBV infection in developing countries
Revue: Annals of hepatology
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000406014
ISSN: 1665-2681
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Seconda Universita di Napoli, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Sperimentale e Chirurgia "F. Magrassi e A. Lanzara", Nápoles, Campania. Italia
2Seconda Universita di Napoli, Dipartimento di Salute Mentale e Medicina Pubblica, Nápoles, Campania. Italia
Año:
Periodo: Nov-Dic
Volumen: 15
Número: 6
Paginación: 816-823
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Due to virological, host and socio-economic factors, the clinical presentation and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) differs between developing and developed countries and may differ between one low-income country and another. National healthcare prevention and treatment policies, environmental factors, social habits and personal life-styles all influence HBV transmission and the clinical management and therapy of CHB. These factors can have a strong impact on the natural history of the disease and on access to treatment and may eventually determine substantial changes in disease progression and the development of serious complications and hepatocellular carcinoma. In this review article, we analyze the clinical characteristics and access to antiviral treatment of CHB patients in low-income countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Gastroenterología,
Salud pública,
Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Infecciones crónicas,
Hepatitis B,
Prevención de enfermedades,
Políticas de salud,
Terapia antiviral,
Factores sociales
Keyword: Medicine,
Gastroenterology,
Public health,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Chronic infections,
Hepatitis B,
Disease prevention,
Health policies,
Antiviral therapy,
Social factors
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