Bouare N, Keita M, Delwaide J. Comment on review article: Chronic hepatitis C virus infection cascade of care in pediatric patients. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(14): 1494-1498 [PMID: 35582673 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i14.1494]
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Nouhoum Bouare, DSc, PhD, Research Scientist, Biomedical Sciences, National Institute of Public Health, Hippodrome 235, Bamako 1771, Mali. nouhoumsamakoro@yahoo.fr
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Letter to the Editor
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2022; 28(14): 1494-1498 Published online Apr 14, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i14.1494
Comment on review article: Chronic hepatitis C virus infection cascade of care in pediatric patients
Nouhoum Bouare, Mamadou Keita, Jean Delwaide
Nouhoum Bouare, Biomedical Sciences, National Institute of Public Health, Bamako 1771, Mali
Mamadou Keita, Department of Prevention, Medical and Psychosocial Management, CSLS-HIV-TB-H, Bamako E 595, Mali
Jean Delwaide, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, CHULiege, Liege 4000, Belgium
Author contributions: Bouare N and Delwaide J contributed by designing, drafting and reviewing the manuscript; Keita M contributed by reviewing the manuscript; All authors reviewed, read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Nouhoum Bouare, DSc, PhD, Research Scientist, Biomedical Sciences, National Institute of Public Health, Hippodrome 235, Bamako 1771, Mali. nouhoumsamakoro@yahoo.fr
Received: September 13, 2021 Peer-review started: September 13, 2021 First decision: September 29, 2021 Revised: October 20, 2021 Accepted: March 7, 2022 Article in press: March 7, 2022 Published online: April 14, 2022
Abstract
An enhanced cascade of care should include a younger population, helping to achieve the goal of the World Health Organization with a focus on elimination in the pediatric population. Furthermore, enhanced screening and awareness efforts and continued education of health care providers will improve the outcomes of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the pediatric population. The present work discusses and comments on the topic "cascade of care in HCV chronic pediatric patients".
Core Tip: Worldwide disparities exist regarding the chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection cascade of care, and it is most evident between high-income countries and areas with scarce resources. An integrative strategy encompassing efficient pediatric HCV diagnosis and treatment as well as prevention is needed. Addressing health care disparities by insightfully applying successful outcomes from high-income countries in certain disadvantaged regions with poor cascade of care may help to achieve the elimination goal of HCV set by the World Health Organization.
