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Risk-Based Hepatitis C Screening in Pregnancy Is Less Reliable Than Universal Screening: A Retrospective Chart Review

Published:2018-02-17 Issue:3 Volume:5 Page:
ISSN:2328-8957
Container-title:Open Forum Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Boudova Sarah¹,Mark Katrina²,El-Kamary Samer S³

Affiliation:

1. Division of Malaria Research, Institute for Global Health, Baltimore, Maryland

2. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland

3. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Abstract

Abstract Current guidelines recommend only hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk-based screening during pregnancy. We examined screening practices at a major medical center and found inconsistent risk-based screening and the presence of HCV among women with no known risk factors. We make a case for the implementation of universal HCV screening during pregnancy.

Funder

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Oncology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/ofid/article-pdf/5/3/ofy043/33576126/ofy043.pdf

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