The Persistence of Underreporting of Hepatitis C as an Underlying or Contributing Cause of Death, 2011-2017.

Spradling, Philip R; Zhong, Yuna; Moorman, Anne C; Rupp, Loralee B; Lu, Mei; Teshale, Eyasu H; Schmidt, Mark A; Daida, Yihe G et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2021

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Using electronic health records, we found that hepatitis C virus (HCV) reporting on death certificates of 2901 HCV-infected decedents from 4 US healthcare organizations during 2011-2017 was documented in only 50% of decedents with hepatocellular carcinoma and less than half with decompensated cirrhosis. National figures likely underestimate the US HCV mortality burden.

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