Abstract
A universal vs a targeted hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening policy for identifying pregnant women with the virus were compared. Universal screening did not yield significantly more identification of patients with HCV than targeted screening. However, 14 of 67 (21%) women with confirmed HCV would not have been detected by targeted risk-based HCV screening.
Copyright © 2013 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Austria / epidemiology
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Cohort Studies
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Female
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Hepatitis C / diagnosis*
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Hepatitis C / epidemiology
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Hepatitis C / prevention & control
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Hepatitis C Antibodies / blood
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Hospitals, University
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Humans
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Mass Screening*
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / diagnosis
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / epidemiology
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / virology
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Prenatal Diagnosis*
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Prevalence
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Young Adult