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Editorial
. 2024 Sep;110(3):228-229.

Testing Infants and Children With Perinatal Exposure to Hepatitis C Virus

Amy L Sandul  1 , Carolyn Wester  1 , Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos  1
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Editorial

Testing Infants and Children With Perinatal Exposure to Hepatitis C Virus

Amy L Sandul et al. Am Fam Physician. 2024 Sep.
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Note: Children born to pregnant people with HCV infection are considered to be perinatally exposed. HCV = hepatitis C virus. *—Perinatally exposed children 7 to 17 months of age who have not previously been tested should also receive a nucleic acid test for HCV RNA. †—Infants and children with perinatally acquired HCV infection (detectable HCV RNA at or after 2 months of age) should be treated in consultation with a physician who has expertise in managing HCV infection in children. ‡—No further follow-up is needed unless it is clinically warranted (i.e., due to clinical symptoms or signs or laboratory findings consistent with HCV infection). Testing of infants and children perinatally exposed to hepatitis C virus. Adapted from Panagiotakopoulos L, Sandul AL, Conners EE, et al. CDC recommendations for hepatitis C testing among perinatally exposed infants and children – United States, 2023. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2023;72(4):13.
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