Risk-Based Prenatal Hepatitis C Testing Practices and Results, Alaska 2013-2016

1001Success of Perinatal Hepatitis C Testing: Philadelphia, 2011 - 2013

Hepatitis C testing practices and prevalence in a high-risk urban ambulatory care setting.

Approximately 3.2 million persons are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the U.S.; most are not aware of their infection. Our objectives were to examine HCV testing practices to determine which patient characteristics are associated with HCV testing and positivity, and to estimate the prevalence of HCV infection in a high-risk urban population. The study subjects were all ...

Rapid Hepatitis C Testing Among Persons at Increased Risk for Infection — Wisconsin, 2012–2013

An estimated 3.2 million persons in the United States have chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Most new HCV transmissions occur among persons who inject drugs, often within the first few years of their injection drug use. During 2003-2012, reports of HCV infection increased from 15 to 54 cases per 100,000 among persons aged <30 years in Wisconsin, and 58% of persons in this age grou...

Hepatitis Awareness Month and National Hepatitis Testing Day — May 2013

Hepatitis C virus therapy update 2013.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW We review here the recent literature regarding hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy through January 2013. We discuss current therapies, targets for new therapies, and what might be expected in this rapidly changing field. RECENT FINDINGS Boceprevir-based and telaprevir-based triple therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin marked the beginning of a new era in HCV therapy fo...