Point‐of‐Care Screening, Prevalence, and Risk Factors for Hepatitis B Infection Among 3,728 Mainly Undocumented Migrants From Non‐EU Countries in Northern Italy | Zendy

Issa ElHamad | Zendy; Maria Chiara Pezzoli | Zendy; Erika Chiari | Zendy; Carmelo Scarcella | Zendy; Francesco Vassallo | Zendy; Massimo Puoti | Zendy; Anna Rita Ciccaglione | Zendy; Massimo Ciccozzi | Zendy; Alfredo Scalzini | Zendy; Francesco Castelli | Zendy

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Point‐of‐Care Screening, Prevalence, and Risk Factors for Hepatitis B Infection Among 3,728 Mainly Undocumented Migrants From Non‐EU Countries in Northern Italy

Author(s) -

Issa ElHamad,

Maria Chiara Pezzoli,

Erika Chiari,

Carmelo Scarcella,

Francesco Vassallo,

Massimo Puoti,

Anna Rita Ciccaglione,

Massimo Ciccozzi,

Alfredo Scalzini,

Francesco Castelli

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12176

Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , hepatitis b virus , genotype , epidemiology , hepatitis b , genotyping , hbeag , demography , immunology , virology , virus , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology , gene

Screening migrants from areas where hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic is important to implement preventive measures in Europe. The aim of our study was to assess (1) the feasibility of point-of-care screening in a primary care clinic and (2) hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence, associated risk factors, and its clinical and epidemiological implications in undocumented migrants in Brescia, northern Italy.

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