Indications for Testing Among Reported Cases of HCV Infection From Enhanced Hepatitis Surveillance Sites in the United States, 2004–2010
Author(s) -
Reena Mahajan,
Stephen J. Liu,
R. Monina Klevens,
Scott D. Holmberg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301211
Subject(s) - medicine , disease control , cohort , demographics , hepatitis c , medical record , family medicine , environmental health , demography , sociology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended a 1-time HCV test for persons born from 1945 through 1965 to supplement current risk-based screening. We examined indications for testing by birth cohort (before 1945, 1945-1965, and after 1965) among persons with past or current HCV.
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