Titre : | Hepatitis C virus infection |
Auteurs : | FISCHLER B. |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2007 |
Format : | 168-173 |
Note générale : |
Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2007, 12, (3), 168-173 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés HEPATITE ; INFECTION ; CONTAMINATION ; FOIE ; ANTIVIRAUX ; FACTEUR DE RISQUE ; PREVALENCE ; MERE ; ENFANT |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : The prevalence of chronic hepatitis C infection in the general paediatric population varies between 0.1 and 15% around the world, with the highest numbers noted in endemic areas of Africa. The risk of viral transmission from an infected mother to her child is approximately 5% and there are currently no effective preventative measures to lower it. All children born to infected mothers should be tested for hepatitis C. The progression to liver damage in infected children is slow. However, in the perspective of 15-20 years of infection or in the presence of other risk factors, such as concomitant chronic disease, a progression to more severe liver damage can be seen. Thus, the use of antiviral treatment may be of importance. Treatment combinations of interferon and ribavirin seem to be at least as effective in children as in adults. However, the negative effect on growth of interferon requires specific attention by paediatricians. (Author' s abstract) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Sous-type de document : | Revue de la littérature / Literature review |
Refs biblio. : | 52 |
Affiliation : |
Department of Pediatrics, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, SE-141 86 Stockholm. Email : bjorn.fischler@karolinska.se Suède. Sweden. |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | A03479 |
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