Treatment of viral hepatitis: A new era

摘要

We are pleased to present the supplement for the 6th Paris Hepatitis Conference (PHC). This supplement of Liver International includes review articles with the most up-to-date information on the clinical care of patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C, which was presented at this meeting. This meeting will once again provide state of the art information on the management of patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C by outstanding international experts who will present the most recent data as well as the clinical applications in this area. The PHC 2013 includes a full day dedicated to hepatitis C and a full day dedicated to hepatitis B. Approximately, 170 million people have been infected with HCV worldwide. There are about 350 million carriers of HBV.