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. 2018 Feb 17;5(3):ofy043.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy043. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Risk-Based Hepatitis C Screening in Pregnancy Is Less Reliable Than Universal Screening: A Retrospective Chart Review

Sarah Boudova  1 , Katrina Mark  2 , Samer S El-Kamary  3
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Risk-Based Hepatitis C Screening in Pregnancy Is Less Reliable Than Universal Screening: A Retrospective Chart Review

Sarah Boudova et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Current guidelines recommend only hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk-based screening during pregnancy. We examined screening practices at a major medical center and found inconsistent risk-based screening and the presence of HCV among women with no known risk factors. We make a case for the implementation of universal HCV screening during pregnancy.

Keywords: hepatitis C virus; pregnancy; risk factors; universal screening.

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