Hepatitis C virus detection and management after implementation of universal screening in pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurately identifying cases of hepatitis C virus has important medical and public health consequences. In the setting of rising hepatitis C virus prevalence and highly effective treatment with direct-acting antivirals, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine guidelines recently changed to recommend universal screening for hepatitis C virus during pregnancy. However, there is little data on the influence of this policy change on case identification and management.

Objective

We aimed to examine the influence of universal hepatitis C virus screening on our patient population. Our primary objective was to determine if there was a difference in the detected hepatitis C virus prevalence after the policy change. Our secondary objectives were to determine which factors w

SUBMITTER: Boudova S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10905043 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature