Prevalence of Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Hepatitis C in a Midwestern Urban Emergency Department | Zendy

Michael S. Lyons | Zendy; Vidhya Kunnathur | Zendy; Susan D. Rouster | Zendy; Kimberly W. Hart | Zendy; Matthew Sperling | Zendy; Carl J. Fichtenbaum | Zendy; Kenneth E. Sherman | Zendy

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Prevalence of Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Hepatitis C in a Midwestern Urban Emergency Department

Author(s) -

Michael S. Lyons,

Vidhya Kunnathur,

Susan D. Rouster,

Kimberly W. Hart,

Matthew Sperling,

Carl J. Fichtenbaum,

Kenneth E. Sherman

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw073

Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , hepatitis c , medical emergency , emergency medicine , hepatitis , family medicine , pediatrics , virology , psychiatry

Targeted hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening is recommended. Implementation of screening in emergency department (ED) settings is challenging and controversial. Understanding HCV epidemiology in EDs could motivate and guide screening efforts. We characterized the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed HCV in a Midwestern, urban ED.

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