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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 5/2020

01-05-2020 | Hepatitis C | Concise Research Report

Improving Hepatitis C Screening Rates in an Ambulatory Clinic: an Observational Study

Authors: Rajesh Essrani, MD, Eric Nellis, MD, Hiral Shah, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 5/2020

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a liver disease that can progress to hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Risk factors for HCV include people born between 1945 and 1965, hemodialysis, history of Intravenous drug abuse (IVDA), persistent elevation in alanine transaminase without a known cause, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and patients who received clotting factors before 1987 or blood products before 1992. Therefore, the CDC and USPSTF recommends HCV screening for all those born between 1945 and 1965 (the baby boomer population) and those with other risk factors.1,2 …
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Title
Improving Hepatitis C Screening Rates in an Ambulatory Clinic: an Observational Study
Authors
Rajesh Essrani, MD
Eric Nellis, MD
Hiral Shah, MD
Publication date
01-05-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Keyword
Hepatitis C
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05363-2

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