Open AccessIncidence and Transmission Patterns of Acute Hepatitis C in the United States, 1982-2006
Author(s) -
Ian T. Williams,
Beth P. Bell,
Wendi L. Kuhnert,
Miriam J. Alter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.511
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , transmission (telecommunications) , hepatitis c , population , confidence interval , risk factor , hepatitis , serology , epidemiology , immunology , pediatrics , antibody , environmental health , physics , electrical engineering , optics , engineering
Monitoring disease incidence and transmission patterns is important to characterize groups at risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Clinical cases generally represent about 20% to 30% of all newly acquired infections.
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