Detecting Hepatitis B and C by Combined Public Health and Primary Care Birth Cohort Testing
PURPOSE Both chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and B virus (HBV) infections are generally asymptomatic, and many remain undetected or are diagnosed at a late stage. Studies that evaluate best practice hepatitis testing strategies are needed to better detect this hidden population. METHODS In this prospective cohort study, we aimed to determine the diagnostic yield (test uptake and rate of positive test results) of a combined public health and primary care birth cohort testing strategy in detecting hidden cases of HCV and HBV infections. We invited all patients aged between 40 and 70 years (n = 6,743)... Mehr ...
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Heil, Jeanne
Hoebe, Christian J. P. A.
Cals, Jochen W. L.
ter Waarbeek, Henriette L. G.
van Loo, Inge H. M.
Dukers-Muijrers, Nicole H. T. M. |
| Dokumenttyp: |
Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: |
2018 |
| Reihe/Periodikum: |
Heil , J , Hoebe , C J P A , Cals , J W L , ter Waarbeek , H L G , van Loo , I H M & Dukers-Muijrers , N H T M 2018 , ' Detecting Hepatitis B and C by Combined Public Health and Primary Care Birth Cohort Testing ' , Annals of Family Medicine , vol. 16 , no. 1 , pp. 21-27 . https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2166 |
| Schlagwörter: |
hepatitis B virus
/ hepatitis C virus
/ birth cohort screening
/ hotspots
/ hidden population
/ primary health care
/ public health
/ VIRUS-INFECTION
/ GENERAL-POPULATION
/ GLOBAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
/ COST-EFFECTIVENESS
/ NETHERLANDS
/ PREVALENCE
/ MIGRANTS
/ RISK
/ INTERVENTIONS
/ METAANALYSIS
/ Multivariate Analysis
/ Prospective Studies
/ Humans
/ Middle Aged
/ Male
/ Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/blood
/ Hepatitis C Antibodies/blood
/ Adult
/ Female
/ Netherlands/epidemiology
/ Primary Health Care/organization & administration
/ Logistic Models
/ Aged
/ Hepatitis C
/ Chronic/diagnosis
/ Hepatitis B
/ Mass Screening/methods |
| Sprache: |
Englisch |
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