Abstract Background and Aim: Decisions on public health issues are dependent on reliable
epidemiological data. A comprehensive review of the literature was used to gather country …

In industrialized countries, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common cause of chronic liver
disease in children. Perinatal transmission is the leading cause of infection. Perinatal …

In 1996 the prevalence, risk factors, and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection were assessed in the general population of a town in southern Italy. The sample …

Background & Aims: The natural course of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in children is not well
understood. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term course of CHC in a large …

To assess the risk of mother-to-infant transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV), we followed up
116 babies of anti-HCV positive mothers, of whom 22 were coinfected with HIV and 94 had …

The characteristics and evolution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were retrospectively
investigated in a study of 224 HCV RNA-seropositive white children who were consecutively …

Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are at higher risk of hepatitis C (HCV) and B virus (HBV)
infection, because of surgical and/or endoscopic procedures. However, the prevalence of …

Background. The studies on hepatitis C virus (HCV) vertical transmission, the effect of
potential risk factors and the role of breast-feeding have reported conflicting results. Patients …

Aims/Methods: A case-control study was carried out in Italy to assess the risk factors
associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Five hundred consecutive chronic anti …

Aim To evaluate the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology in
the general population of Northern Italy, a cohort of 965 subjects, all residents (including 47 …