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. 2012 Mar 6;1(1):2-5.
doi: 10.1002/cld.3. eCollection 2012 Feb.

Demographics of hepatitis C virus today

Stevan A Gonzalez  1 , Gary L Davis  2
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Demographics of hepatitis C virus today

Stevan A Gonzalez et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Risk factors for exposure occurring within 6 months of the presentation of an acute HCV infection (identified in 2075 individuals included in a national surveillance program conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1994 to 2006). *The HCV‐positive sex partner category includes both known and suspected HCV positivity. **The aggregate risk category indicates circumstances in which the individual acknowledged an exposure risk but would not specify the category. Adapted with permission from Archives of Internal Medicine.7
Figure 2
Figure 2
Estimated proportions of individuals with chronic HCV in the United States who have been diagnosed with HCV and have then undergone antiviral therapy.18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Figure 3
Figure 3
Number of liver transplants performed in the United States for chronic HCV and HCC on a yearly basis from 1992 to 2010 (based on data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients).32
Figure 4
Figure 4
Projected prevalence of cirrhosis in individuals with chronic HCV in the United States through 2030 (based on predictive modeling data).33
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