| assessment of hepatitis c virus infection in two adjacent thai provinces with drastically different seroprevalence. | improved awareness of the hepatitis c virus (hcv) transmission has contributed to the overall decline in the hcv infection rate in some developing countries including thailand. chronic hcv infection in some rural thai communities, however, presents a challenge in the efforts to treat and manage hcv-related diseases. published and unpublished studies have suggested an unusually high incidence of hcv infection in a thai province of phetchabun compared to elsewhere in thailand. to determine the mag ... | 2017 | 28475637 |
| clinico-epidemiology of hepatitis c viral infection in northeastern thailand. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) is responsible for a large number of cases of chronic liver disease worldwide. a study of clinico-epidemiology of hcv infection was conducted in 214 patients who were seropositive for antibody to hcv (anti-hcv) in srinagarind hospital, khon kaen university, northeastern thailand, during august 1997 to december 1998. there were 199 males, 15 females and their mean age was 34.96 +/- 9.75 years with a range from 16 to 72 years. the clinical features of acute hepatitis, chron ... | 2000 | 11127325 |
| seroprevalence and subtype distribution of hepatitis c virus among blood donors and intravenous drug users in northern/northeastern thailand. | the prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis c virus (hcv) and the distribution pattern of hcv subtypes were analyzed among healthy blood donors and intravenous drug users (ivdus) in northern/northeastern thailand. the prevalence of anti-hcv antibodies was 3.2% (26/820) among blood donors in khon kaen, while it was 90% (71/79) among ivdus in chiang rai. hcv rna was detected in all anti-hcv-positive sera collected from blood donors and ivdus tested, as determined by reverse transcription-pcr an ... | 1999 | 10507992 |