Hepatitis C virus attributable liver cancer in the country of Georgia, 2015–2019: a case–control study
HCV was significantly associated with a higher risk of developing liver cancer and HCC in the Georgian population. In addition, given Georgia's high HCV burden, increased HCC monitoring in HCV-infected patients is needed.
Authors
- Vladimer Getia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9337-1908)
- Shaun Shadaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5772-7046)
- Maia Tsereteli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9736-0357)
- Amiran Gamkrelidze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9767-978X)
- Benedict Oppong Asamoah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7308-1698)
- Sophia Surguladze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3053-2449)
- Paige A. Armstrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5529-8786)
- Geoff A. Beckett
Institutions
- National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (GE)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Malmö University (SE)
- The Task Force for Global Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09916-7
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.48
Funders
- Lunds Universitet