Results of a screening campaign for hepatitis C viral infection in a Brussels hospital : do we need to go further?
We read with attention the letter of Xavier Verhelst in the last issue of Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica evaluating the results of a screening campaign in Lendelede (1). Patients undergoing blood examination were offered anti-HCV screening, further HCV RNA evaluation and hepatology consultation if indicated. During one year, 560 patients were screened in a single center. Of those, 5 patients (0.9%) had antibodies against HCV. Positive RNA was evidenced in 3 patients (0.5%) and two of them were referred for antiviral treatment. Thanks to those data, the authors highlight the need of screening... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
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Universa Press
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Schlagwörter: | Belgium / Health Promotion / Hepacivirus / Hepatitis C / Humans / Mass Screening / Screening / Brussels |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26588136 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/224252 |