Community screening for hepatitis C virus infection in a low-prevalence population

Community screening for hepatitis C virus infection in a low-prevalence population

Abstract Background Age cohort screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) might be an effective strategy if the majority of undiagnosed cases are concentrated in a particular age group. The objective of this study was to determine HCV prevalence in different age cohorts of the general population in the C...

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Main Authors: Karen K. Kyuregyan, Elena Yu. Malinnikova, Natalia V. Soboleva, Olga V. Isaeva, Anastasia A. Karlsen, Vera S. Kichatova, Ilya A. Potemkin, Elena V. Schibrik, Olga A. Gadjieva, Boris A. Bashiryan, Natalya N. Lebedeva, Igor L. Serkov, Anna Yankina, Claudio Galli, Mikhail I. Mikhailov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hepatitis C
Screening
Age cohorts
HCV antigen test
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7388-7

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