1. Frequency of Children Diagnosed with Perinatal Hepatitis C, United States, 2018-2020
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Newton, Suzanne M., Woodworth, Kate R., Chang, Daniel, Sizemore, Lindsey, Wingate, Heather, Pinckney, Leah, Osinski, Anthony, Orkis, Lauren, Reynolds, Bethany D., Carpentieri, Cynthia, Halai, Umme-Aiman, Lyu, Caleb, Longcore, Nicole, Thomas, Nadia, Wills, Aprielle, Akosa, Amanda, Olsen, Emily O'Malley, Panagiotakopoulos, Lakshmi, Thompson, Nicola D., Gilboa, Suzanne M., and Tong, Van T.
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United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Analysis ,Viral antibodies -- Analysis ,Hepatitis C virus -- Analysis ,Infants -- Analysis ,Infection -- Prevention ,RNA -- Analysis ,Disease transmission -- Prevention ,Public health -- Analysis ,Antibodies -- Analysis ,Health - Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be transmitted perinatally (1). Rates of acute HCV infection have increased recently (2), but few children perinatally exposed to HCV are tested and referred to [...]
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- 2024