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ReviewMicroorganisms2024

An Update on Viral Hepatitis B and C in Mexico: Advances and Pitfalls in Eradication Strategies.

Marina Campos-Valdez, Manuel Alejandro Castro-García, Martha Eloísa Ramos-Márquez, Carmen Magdalena Gurrola-Díaz, Adriana María Salazar-Montes, Laura Verónica Sánchez-Orozco

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Review in Microorganisms, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Screening of Hepatitis C virus in blood donors over 11 years].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Marina Campos-ValdezInstituto de Investigación en Enfermedades Crónico Degenerativas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia Oriente, Puerta 7, Edificio Q Segundo Nivel, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-7317-1490
Manuel Alejandro Castro-GarcíaInstituto de Investigación en Enfermedades Crónico Degenerativas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia Oriente, Puerta 7, Edificio Q Segundo Nivel, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-9207-8910
Martha Eloísa Ramos-MárquezInstituto de Investigación en Enfermedades Crónico Degenerativas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia Oriente, Puerta 7, Edificio Q Segundo Nivel, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico.
Carmen Magdalena Gurrola-DíazInstituto de Investigación en Enfermedades Crónico Degenerativas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia Oriente, Puerta 7, Edificio Q Segundo Nivel, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico.
Adriana María Salazar-MontesInstituto de Investigación en Enfermedades Crónico Degenerativas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia Oriente, Puerta 7, Edificio Q Segundo Nivel, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-9556-8955
Laura Verónica Sánchez-OrozcoInstituto de Investigación en Enfermedades Crónico Degenerativas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950, Independencia Oriente, Puerta 7, Edificio Q Segundo Nivel, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-6418-349X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Mexico, hepatitis B and C infections are a significant burden on the health system. The aim of this narrative review was to analyze the state of the art on hepatitis B and C in Mexico by searching and studying available data in academic articles and government reports and statements on epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and elimination strategies undertaken by the Mexican government. Even where the government has implemented a hepatitis B vaccination strategy to reduce its incidence, a very low proportion of people complete the vaccination schedule. Regarding hepatitis C, there is a National Elimination Program that emphasizes the importance of screening, diagnosis, and treatment focused on the population at risk. With the implementation of this program, more than a million fast tests have been carried out and the positive cases have been verified by viral load. Infected patients are tested to determine liver function, fibrosis stage, and coinfection with HBV and/or HIV. Patients without cirrhosis and/or coinfections are treated in first-level care centers, while those with cirrhosis and/or comorbidities are referred to specialists. The possibility of hepatitis C eradication in Mexico seems more likely than eradication of hepatitis B; however, major challenges remain to be overcome to reach both infections' elimination.

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epidemiologyeradicationhepatitis Bhepatitis CMexicopreventionviral hepatitis

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PMCPMC11279215

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