Evaluation of Chronic Hepatitis C in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

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Kose Ş., Ersan G., Adar P., Sonmez U., Atalay S.

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS, cilt.3, 2014 (ESCI)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 3
• Basım Tarihi: 2014
• Doi Numarası: 10.5578/mjima.7897
• Dergi Adı: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Diabetes mellitus, chronic hepatitis C, complication
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Chronic hepatitis C induces hepatosteatosis, causes insulin resistance increasing tumor necrosis factor-alfa (TNF-alpha), and leads to the development of type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its risk factors in the diabetic patients.