Hepatitis C of genotype 2: the role of medical invasive exams
Putzeys, V.; Gérard, C.; Bastens, B.; Wain, E.; Bataille, C.; Defrance, P.; Belaiche, J.; Delwaide, J.; Belaiche, J.; Delwaide, J.; de Roover, A.; Detry, O.; Gérard, C.; Honoré, P.; Maggipinto, G.; Rentier, B.; Vaira, D.
Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica 74(2): 277-280
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1784-3227 PMID: 21861311 Document Number: 651678
Hepatitis C virus genotype 2 is the third in order of frequency in Belgium. The aim of this study was to better define the genotype 2 carriers' epidemiology characteristics. In a database comprising 1726 viremic hepatitis C virus patient from the south part of Belgium, the files of 98 genotype 2 carriers were reviewed. There was a strong association between genotype 2 and the mode of transmission. The rate of contamination by invasive medical exams was very high (23%), and statistically different from the one of the others genotypes. Eligibility for antiviral therapies and the rate of sustained viral response were high. HCV genotype 2 was highly associated with transmission by invasive medical exams.