[Is APRI score a suitable tool for prediction of fibrosis in Tunisian patients with genotype 1 chronic viral hepatitis C?].

Background: Therapeutic indications in chronic genotype 1 hepatitis C are based on severity of fibrosis. APRI score is a simple, cheap and reproducible biochemical test. Performances of APRI score in Tunisian population with chronic hepatitis C were not previously prospectively studied.