Seroprevalence of HCV and HIV infections by year of birth in Spain: impact of US CDC and USPSTF recommendations for HCV and HIV testing.

BACKGROUND: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently add the advice of one-time testing of HCV infection in persons born during 1945-1965. Moreover, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) newly recommended one-time HIV testing for persons aged 15-65. Herein, we evalua...

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Main Authors: Alvaro Mena, Luz Moldes, Héctor Meijide, Angelina Cañizares, Angeles Castro-Iglesias, Manuel Delgado, Sonia Pértega, José Pedreira, Germán Bou, Eva Poveda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4249795?pdf=render