Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C – USA (05): fatalities, chronic infection

PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C – USA (05): fatalities, chronic infection

Hepatitis C -- United StatesLy KN, Hughes EM, Jiles RB, Holmberg SD: Rising Mortality Associated With Hepatitis C Virus in the United States, 2003-2013.Clin Infect Dis. 2016. pii: ciw111. [Epub ahead of print]Abstract--------In the United States, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated mortality is increasing. From 2003-2013, the number of deaths associated with HCV has now surpassed 60 other nationally notifiable infectious conditions combined. The increasing HCV-associated mortality trend underscores Read more [...]