Hepatitis C in Developing Countries: Current and Future Challenges explores the current state of HCV in several countries, including Africa, Asia and South America. It maintains a dedicated focus on the epidemiology, clinical patterns, virologic diversity, coinfections, natural history and progression, complications, and response to standard of care (SOC) pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy of HCV with recommendations specific to middle and low income countries. Readers will find detailed information on the burden of HCV infection from a global health and economic perspective, along with data from multicenter trials on DAAs that have enrolled patients infected with HCV non-genotype 1.

Maintains a dedicated focus on the epidemiology, clinical patterns, coinfections and progression of Hepatitis C in middle to low incomes countries

About the Author
Professor Sanaa Kamal works at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology within in the Ain Shams Faculuty of Medicine. She is a leading authority on the treatment and stidy of hepatitis C.


Book Information
ISBN 9780128032336
Author Sanaa M. Kamal
Format Paperback
Page Count 278
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 450g