High prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) in the emergency department (ED) of a London hospital: should we be screening for HCV in ED attendees?

Orkin, C; Leach, E; Flanagan, S; Wallis, E; Ruf, M; Foster, G R; Tong, C Y W

Orkin, C; Leach, E; Flanagan, S; Wallis, E; Ruf, M; Foster, G R; Tong, C Y W.

Afiliação

Orkin C; Department of Infection and Immunology,The Royal London Hospital,Barts Health NHS Trust,London,UK.
Leach E; Department of Biochemistry,The Royal London Hospital,Barts Health NHS Trust,London,UK.
Flanagan S; Department of Infection and Immunology,The Royal London Hospital,Barts Health NHS Trust,London,UK.
Wallis E; Department of Infection and Immunology,The Royal London Hospital,Barts Health NHS Trust,London,UK.
Ruf M; Department of Medical Affairs,Gilead Sciences Ltd,Uxbridge,Middlesex,UK.
Foster GR; Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary University London,London,UK.
Tong CY; Department of Virology,The Royal London Hospital,Barts Health NHS Trust,London,UK.

Epidemiol Infect ; 143(13): 2837-40, 2015 Oct.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25672420

Assuntos

Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência; Hepatite C/epidemiologia; Adulto; Feminino; Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite C/sangue; Humanos; Londres/epidemiologia; Masculino; Programas de Rastreamento; Pessoa de Meia-Idade; Prevalência; RNA Viral/sangue

Palavras-chave

Emergency department; HCV RNA-positive prevalence; hepatitis C; screening; seroprevalence

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Hepatite C / Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

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