Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	18486
Country	Croatia

Received	2015-04-22 08:57
Peer-Review Started	2015-04-23 08:40
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2015-05-22 11:11
Revised	2015-06-03 14:40
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Second Decision by Editor	2015-07-17 17:08
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-07-18 11:19
Articles in Press	2015-07-18 11:19
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-08-11 14:25
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-08-28 17:04

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Category	Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Epidemiology of hepatitis C in Croatia in the European context
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek, Jasmina Kucinar, Bernard Kaic, Maja Vilibic, Nenad Pandak, Ljubo Barbic, Vladimir Stevanovic and Jasmina Vranes
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek, MD, PhD, Department of Virology, Croatian National Institute of Public Health and School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Rockefellerova 12, Zagreb 10000, Croatia. tatjana.vilibic-cavlek@hzjz.hr
Key Words	Hepatitis C; Seroprevalence; Genotypes; Croatia; Europe
Core Tip	As in other European countries, epidemiology of hepatitis C has changed in Croatia in last few decades. In addition, changes in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype distribution were observed due to changes in prevailing routes of transmission. Although a decline in HCV prevalence was observed in some risk groups (polytransfused and hemodialysis patients), HCV prevalence is still high in injecting drug users (IDUs) (29%-65%), reaching 100% in older injectors and those reporting sharing injection equipment. In addition, a high HCV prevalence (8.3%-44%) was found in Croatian prisoners reflecting high proportion of IDUs within this population group. Since IDUs represent a group with the highest risk for HCV, strategies to reduce risk among IDUs should be considered.
Publish Date	2015-08-28 17:04
Citation	Vilibic-Cavlek T, Kucinar J, Kaic B, Vilibic M, Pandak N, Barbic L, Stevanovic V, Vranes J. Epidemiology of hepatitis C in Croatia in the European context. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(32): 9476-9493
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i32/9476.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i32.9476

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