Frequency of Children Diagnosed with Perinatal Hepatitis C, United States, 2018-2020.

Authors :: 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
Caleb Lyu
Longcore, Nicole
Thomas, Nadia
Wills, Aprielle
Akosa, Amanda
Olsen, Emily O'Malley
Panagiotakopoulos, Lakshmi
Thompson, Nicola D.
Gilboa, Suzanne M.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jan2024, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p202-204. 3p.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: We describe hepatitis C testing of 47 (2%) of 2,266 children diagnosed with perinatal hepatitis C who were exposed during 2018-2020 in 7 jurisdictions in the United States. Expected frequency of perinatal transmission is 5.8%, indicating only one third of the cases in this cohort were reported to public health authorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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