National Hepatitis C database for infection acquired through blood and blood products: 2010 report

Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)

dc.contributor.author	Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-14T10:16:42Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-14T10:16:42Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.issn	9780955123627
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/303386
dc.description	Hepatitis C infection is a major cause of liver disease and it is estimated that up to 20% of people with chronic infection will develop cirrhosis over a 20 to 25 year period. Very effective treatment is now available, which eradicates the virus in over 50% of cases. Approximately 1,700 people in Ireland became infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) through contaminated blood and blood products. The National Hepatitis C Database was established to gather information on people infected in this way. This report describes the results of the third round of data collection	en_GB
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), Health Service Executive (HSE)	en_GB
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	HEPATITIS C	en_GB
dc.subject	BLOODBORNE TRANSMISSION	en_GB
dc.subject	INFECTION CONTROL	en_GB
dc.title	National Hepatitis C database for infection acquired through blood and blood products: 2010 report	en_GB
dc.type	Report	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-23T08:27:31Z