Generation Gap for Screening and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus in Saga Prefecture, Japan: An Administrative Database Study of 35,625 Subjects

• Published in: Internal Medicine Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 169 - 174
• Main Authors: Isoda, Hiroshi, Oeda, Satoshi, Takamori, Ayako, Sato, Keiko, Okada, Michiaki, Iwane, Shinji, Takahashi, Hirokazu, Anzai, Keizo, Eguchi, Yuichiro, Fujimoto, Kazuma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 15.01.2020; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Age; Age composition; Antiviral agents; direct acting antiviral treatment; HCV carrier; Hepatitis; Hepatitis C; infection; interferon; Internal medicine; Original; direct acting antiviral treatment; infection; HCV carrier; interferon

Objective Despite recent advances in hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment, some HCV-positive individuals are unaware of their infection. The present study aimed to assess the rate and age distribution in Saga Prefecture regarding i) HCV infection and HCV screening and ii) direct acting anti-viral (DAA)...