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A Protocol for Analyzing Hepatitis C Virus Replication
Published on: June 26, 2014
APASL consensus statements and recommendations for hepatitis C prevention, epidemiology, and laboratory testing
Masao Omata1,2, Tatsuo Kanda3, Lai Wei4
1Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Fujimi, Kofu-shi, Yamanashi, 400-8506, Japan. momata-tky@umin.ac.jp.
Hepatology International
|May 28, 2016
Summary
The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) updated hepatitis C management guidelines in 2015. This review presents revised recommendations for hepatitis C prevention, epidemiology, and laboratory testing.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Virology
- Public Health
Background:
- The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) convened an international working party in March 2015.
- The objective was to revise the existing APASL consensus statements and management algorithms for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
- Expert hepatologists from the Asian-Pacific region participated in the consensus meeting.
Framework:
- New data on hepatitis C management were presented, discussed, and debated.
- The quality of cited studies was rigorously assessed by consensus meeting participants.
- The working party focused on updating recommendations based on the latest scientific evidence.
Implementation:
- The consensus meeting took place at the Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey on March 13, 2015.
- The process involved detailed discussion and deliberation among expert hepatologists.
- The goal was to create revised, evidence-based guidelines.
Implications:
- Finalized recommendations for hepatitis C prevention are presented.
- Updated guidelines cover the epidemiology of hepatitis C.
- Revised protocols for hepatitis C laboratory testing are included in this review.
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