Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	5910
Country	Spain

Received	2013-09-28 20:05
Peer-Review Started	2013-09-29 17:12
To Make the First Decision	2013-11-12 19:12
Return for Revision	2013-11-15 14:41
Revised	2013-12-05 23:06
Second Decision	2014-03-06 17:46
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-03-06 18:23
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Category	Virology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Tools for the diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection and hepatic fibrosis staging
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Verónica Saludes, Victoria González, Ramon Planas, Lurdes Matas, Vicente Ausina and Elisa Martró
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number FIS-ISCIII (Spanish Government) MS09/00044 (to Martró E) "ISCIII-Subdirección General de Evaluación y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional” (FEDER) PI10/01734 (to González V, Saludes V, Martró E)
Corresponding Author	Elisa Martró, PhD, Researcher in the National Health System, Microbiology Service, Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Ctra. del Canyet s/n, 08916 Badalona, Spain. emartro.igtp.germanstrias@gencat.cat
Key Words	Hepatitis C virus; Diagnosis; Real-time polymerase chain reaction; Serology; Hepatitis C virus-RNA quantification; Hepatitis C virus genotyping; Hepatic fibrosis staging
Core Tip	About 150 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide, making them at risk for cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and end-stage liver disease. Recent advances in hepatitis C therapy may bring the opportunity of eradicating this infection. However, ongoing HCV transmission, under-diagnosis of HCV-infected persons, and difficulties in accessing treatment remain great challenges that require public health responses. In this review, we focus on diagnostic methods used to control HCV infection, including laboratory and point-of-care tests. We also discuss available non-invasive methods to assess liver fibrosis, as the severity of liver disease has important implications in the prognosis and treatment of hepatitis C.
Publish Date	2014-04-04 15:11
Citation	Saludes V, González V, Planas R, Matas L, Ausina V, Martró E. Tools for the diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection and hepatic fibrosis staging. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(13): 3431-3442
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i13/3431.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i13.3431

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