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Editorial
. 2024 Dec 1;154(6):e2024068246.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068246.

A Call to Pediatricians: How Can We Improve HCV Testing in Perinatally Exposed Infants?

Rachel L Epstein  1   2   3 , Ravi Jhaveri  4   5
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Editorial

A Call to Pediatricians: How Can We Improve HCV Testing in Perinatally Exposed Infants?

Rachel L Epstein et al. Pediatrics. .
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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES: Dr Jhaveri serves on advisory boards for Gilead, Sanofi, Seqirus, and AstraZeneca; receives research support from GSK, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (75D30123P18282), the National Institutes of Health (OT2HL161847), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (R18HS028569); and serves on the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases/Infectious Diseases Society of America Hepatitis C Virus Guidelines Panel and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Viral Hepatitis Elimination Task Force. Dr Epstein has indicated she has no conflicts of interest relevant to this article to disclose.

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