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. 2013 Sep;32(9):e377-9.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31828e9b99.

Implementation of occult hepatitis screening in the Spanish cohort of HIV-infected pediatric patients

Marta Dapena  1 , Concepción Figueras, Antoni Noguera-Julian, Clàudia Fortuny, María Isabel de José, María José Mellado, César Gavilán, María Dolores Falcón-Neyra, María Luisa Navarro, Santiago Jiménez de Ory, Carmen López, Lluis Mayol, María Méndez, Luis Miguel Ciria, María Teresa Coll, Lourdes García, Esmeralda Nuñez, María Espiau, Pere Soler-Palacín
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Implementation of occult hepatitis screening in the Spanish cohort of HIV-infected pediatric patients

Marta Dapena et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

Regular screening methods may miss the diagnosis of occult hepatitis B infection and seronegative hepatitis C virus infection in immunocompromised patients. A cross-sectional study within a Spanish cohort of HIV-infected children yielded 6 of 254 (2.4%) possible occult hepatitis B infection cases and 2 of 254 (0.8%) seronegative hepatitis C virus-infected patients. Implementation of occult hepatitis screening in the routine care of these children may be warranted.

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