High Prevalence of Anti-HCV Antibodies in Two Metropolitan Emergency Departments in Germany: A Prospective Screening Analysis of 28,809 Patients

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies in Germany has been estimated to be in the range of 0.4–0.63%. Screening for HCV is recommended in patients with elevated ALT levels or significant risk factors for HCV transmission only. However, 15–30% of patients report no...

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Autores principales: Vermehren, Johannes, Schlosser, Beate, Domke, Diana, Elanjimattom, Sandra, Müller, Christian, Hintereder, Gudrun, Hensel-Wiegel, Karin, Tauber, Rudolf, Berger, Annemarie, Haas, Norbert, Walcher, Felix, Möckel, Martin, Lehmann, Ralf, Zeuzem, Stefan, Sarrazin, Christoph, Berg, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22848445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041206

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22848445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041206

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