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Alternative Title:
Clin Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis616
Personal Author:
Spradling, Philip R. ; Rupp, Loralee ; Moorman, Anne C. ; Lu, Mei ; Teshale, Eyasu H. ; ... More +
Spradling, Philip R. ; Rupp, Loralee ; Moorman, Anne C. ; Lu, Mei ; Teshale, Eyasu H. ; Gordon, Stuart C. ; Nakasato, Cynthia ; Boscarino, Joseph A. ; Henkle, Emily M. ; Nerenz, David R. ; Denniston, Maxine M. ; Holmberg, Scott D. Less -
Description:
Background.

Little is known about viral hepatitis testing and infection prevalence among persons in private healthcare organizations (HCOs) in the United States.

Methods.

To determine the frequency of and characteristics associated with viral hepatitis testing and infection prevalence among adults with access to care, we conducted an observational cohort study among 1.25 million adults from 4 US HCOs and included persons with ≥1 clinical encounter during 2006–2008 and ≥12 months of continuous follow-up before 2009. We compared the number of infections identified with the number expected based on adjusted data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Results.

Of 866 886 persons without a previous hepatitis B virus (HBV) diagnosis, 18.8% were tested for HBV infection, of whom 1.4% tested positive; among 865 659 without a previous hepatitis C virus (HCV) diagnosis, 12.7% were tested, of whom 5.5% tested positive. Less than half of those with ≥2 abnormal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels were subsequently tested for HBV or HCV. When tested, Asians (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 6.33 relative to whites) were most likely HBV infected, whereas those aged 50–59 years were most likely HCV infected (aOR 6.04, relative to age <30 years). Based on estimates from NHANES, nearly one-half of HCV and one-fifth of HBV infections in this population were not identified.

Conclusions.

Even in this population with access to care and lengthy follow-up, only a fraction of expected viral hepatitis infections were identified. Abnormal ALT levels often but not consistently triggered testing. These findings have implications for the identification and care of 4–5 million US residents with HBV and HCV infection.


Subject:
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Female
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies

Source:
Clin Infect Dis. 55(8):1047-1055
Pubmed ID:
22875876
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6429561
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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