FIB-4 and APRI scores for predicting severe fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C - a developing country's perspective in DAA era

FIB-4 and APRI scores for predicting severe fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C - a developing country's perspective in DAA era

Introduction: Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection leads to progressive fibrosis making fibrosis staging necessary in the evaluation of such patients. Different fibrosis scores are emerging as possible non-invasive alternatives for liver biopsy. The Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) and AST to Platelet...

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Main Authors: Uros Karic, Ivana Pesic-Pavlovic, Goran Stevanovic, Milos Korac, Natasa Nikolic, Aleksandra Radovanovic-Spurnic, Aleksandra Barac, Nikola Mitrovic, Aleksandar Markovic, Marko Markovic, Anita Petkovic, Ivana Ostojic, Sanja Perunicic, Natalija Kekic, Martina Glidzic, Miljana Djonin-Nenezic, Branko Brmbolic, Ivana Milosevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
FIB-4
APRI score
chronic hepatitis C
liver fibrosis
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/10190
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