Implementation of occult hepatitis screening in the Spanish cohort of HIV-infected pediatric patients.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 32(9): e377-9, 2013 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23446444
ABSTRACT
Regular screening methods may miss the diagnosis of occult hepatitis B infection and seronegative hepatitis C virus infection in immunocompromised patients. A cross-sectional study within a Spanish cohort of HIV-infected children yielded 6 of 254 (2.4%) possible occult hepatitis B infection cases and 2 of 254 (0.8%) seronegative hepatitis C virus-infected patients. Implementation of occult hepatitis screening in the routine care of these children may be warranted.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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Mass Screening
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Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis B
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article