Emergency Department Screening for Hepatitis C Virus: Geographic Reach and Spatial Clustering in Central Alabama.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/civ984 and PMC identifier 5006126.
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Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a growing problem, disproportionately affecting those born between 1945 and 1965. Here, we demonstrate the wide geographic reach and surveillance potential of emergency department-based screening and identify areas of elevated HCV infection in central Alabama that were socioeconomically disadvantaged compared with surrounding communities.
Medical subject headings
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Hepatitis C
- Mass Screening