Comment on review article: Chronic hepatitis C virus infection cascade of care in pediatric patients

Nouhoum Bouare; Mamadou Keita; Jean Delwaide

doi:10.3748/wjg.v28.i14.1494

Comment on review article: Chronic hepatitis C virus infection cascade of care in pediatric patients

World J Gastroenterol. 2022 Apr 14;28(14):1494-1498. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i14.1494.

Authors

Nouhoum Bouare¹, Mamadou Keita², Jean Delwaide³

Affiliations

¹ Biomedical Sciences, National Institute of Public Health, Bamako 1771, Mali. nouhoumsamakoro@yahoo.fr.
² Department of Prevention, Medical and Psychosocial Management, CSLS-HIV-TB-H, Bamako E 595, Mali.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, CHULiege, Liege 4000, Belgium.

Abstract

An enhanced cascade of care should include a younger population, helping to achieve the goal of the World Health Organization with a focus on elimination in the pediatric population. Furthermore, enhanced screening and awareness efforts and continued education of health care providers will improve the outcomes of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the pediatric population. The present work discusses and comments on the topic "cascade of care in HCV chronic pediatric patients".

Keywords: Cascade of care; Chronic patients; Commentary; Disease management; Hepatitis C virus; Pediatric population.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Hepatitis C* / drug therapy
Hepatitis C, Chronic* / diagnosis
Hepatitis C, Chronic* / epidemiology
Hepatitis C, Chronic* / therapy
Humans
Mass Screening
World Health Organization

Substances

Antiviral Agents