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. 2024 Jan;30(1):202-204.
doi: 10.3201/eid3001.230315. Epub 2023 Dec 8.

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

Suzanne M Newton, Kate R Woodworth, Daniel Chang, Lindsey Sizemore, Heather Wingate, Leah Pinckney, Anthony Osinski, Lauren Orkis, Bethany D Reynolds, Cynthia Carpentieri, Umme-Aiman Halai, Caleb Lyu, Nicole Longcore, Nadia Thomas, Aprielle Wills, Amanda Akosa, Emily O'Malley Olsen, Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, Nicola D Thompson, Suzanne M Gilboa, Van T Tong

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

Suzanne M Newton et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jan.

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.

Keywords: Hepatitis C; United States; children; perinatal; viruses.

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Observed and expected HCV infections among children with perinatal hepatitis C exposure in 7 US jurisdictions, 2018–2020. *Appropriate testing is considered test conducted at ≥2 months for HCV RNA or ≥18 months for HCV antibody. †May include children who tested negative for HCV, children whose tests were not reported to the health department, or children tested at an inappropriate age (<2 months for HCV RNA; <18 months for HCV antibody). HCV, Hepatitis C virus.
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