Testing for HCV Infection: An Update of Guidance for Clinicians and Laboratorians

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Getchell, Jane P. ; Wroblewski, Kelly E. ; DeMaria, Alfred ; Bean, Christine L. ; Parker, Monica M. ; Pandori, Mark ; Dufour, D. Robert ; Busch, Michael P. ; Brecher, Mark E. ; Meyer, William A. ; Pesano, Rick L. ; Teo, Chong-Gee ; Beckett, Geoffrey A. ; Araujo, Aufra C. ; Branson, Bernard M. ; Drobeniuc, Jan ; Hatia, Rikita ; Holmberg, Scott D. ; Kamili, Saleem ; Ward, John W.
• Description:
  In the United States, an estimated 4.1 million persons have been infected with hepatitis C Virus (HCV), of whom an estimated 3.2 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.7-3.9) million are living with the infection. New infections continue to be reported particularly among persons who inject drugs and persons exposed to HCV-contaminated blood in health-care settings with inadequate infection control.
• Subjects:
  Aged Articles Clinical Laboratory Techniques HepaciVirus Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Antibodies Humans Mass Screening RNA, Viral
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(18):362-365.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  23657112
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4605020
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  18
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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