Chronic HCV-infection: epidemical and epidemiological characteristic of the disease of different age groups for 14 years examination period
The article discusses the current state of the problem of chronic hepatitis C : changes in epidemiology in children and adults. PURPOSE: To analyze the epidemiological data in adults and children with chronic hepatitis C (for example, the Kirov region ) for the period 1999-2012 gg Materials and Methods: To evaluate the epidemiological nature. process in CHC in different age groups based on official data recording and reporting of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Kirov region 1999-2012 yy (reporting form № 2, № 11, № 37). Epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis C in adults in modern conditions were studied in 112 patients 19-70 years. The comparison group consisted of 101 patients with CHC aged 18-72 years who were treated at KICB in 1999-2000 Conclusions. In the region over 14 years of follow- the tendency to growth on the incidence of HCV in adults and children. Compared to adults, the average notification rate of HCV in children is much lower. During 10 years of follow up was a significant decrease in the transmission of HCV in adults during medical procedures, surgical treatment, blood transfusions, the increasing importance of factors such as intravenous drug use transmission, tattooing, piercing. In children, the leading mode of transmission of HCV-artificial.