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Vol. 147. Issue 11.
Pages 499-505 (December 2016)
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Vol. 147. Issue 11.
Pages 499-505 (December 2016)
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Hepatitis C during pregnancy, vertical transmission and new treatment possibilities
Hepatitis C durante la gestación, transmisión vertical y nuevas posibilidades de tratamiento
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José Antonio Muñoz-Gámeza,
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, Javier Salmerónb, Ángeles Ruiz-Extremeraa,c
a Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada e Instituto Biosanitario de Granada, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
b Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Aparato Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Departamento de Medicina de la Universidad de Granada, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, CIBERehd e Instituto Biosanitario de Granada, ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
c Servicio de Pediatría, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Departamento de Pediatría de la Universidad de Granada y Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, CIBERehd, Granada, Spain
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been recognized as a worldwide health problem. HCV is the most common cause of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation. The HCV prevalence reported in pregnant women is similar to that found among the general population and does not appear to have an adverse effect on the course of pregnancy. The vertical transmission of HCV (HCV-VT) is a major route of HCV infection in children in the developed countries (>90%). The overall rate of mother-to-child transmission and chronification is about 3–8%; however, this rate is higher for mothers who are co-infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (15–20%).

In this review, we analyze the course of HCV infection during gestation, the risk factors associated with HCV-VT, the diagnostic methods/clinical monitoring recommended and the new possibilities of treatment in the era of direct-acting antiviral agents, which are essential to guide future public health efforts appropriately.

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Hepatitis C virus
Pregnancy
Vertical transmission
Risk factors
Direct-acting antiviral agents
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La infección crónica por el virus de la hepatitis C (VHC) ha sido reconocida como un problema de salud mundial. Constituye la principal causa de cirrosis, carcinoma hepatocelular y trasplante hepático. Su prevalencia en gestantes es similar a la de la población general y no se asocia con complicaciones obstétricas. La transmisión vertical del VHC (TV-VHC) constituye la vía principal de infección en niños en países desarrollados (>90%), si bien, el porcentaje de TV-VHC y cronificación es relativamente bajo (3-8%). Sin embargo, la TV-VHC aumenta hasta el 15-20% en madres coinfectadas con el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana.

En esta revisión se analizará la historia natural de la infección en la gestación y en el niño, los factores de riesgo de TV-VHC, los métodos de diagnóstico/seguimiento recomendados y las nuevas posibilidades de tratamiento con antivirales de acción directa, factores claves para la creación de futuras guías clínicas.

Palabras clave:
Virus de la hepatitis C
Gestación
Transmisión vertical
Factores de riesgo
Antivirales de acción directa

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