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Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.
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DESCRIPTION: Update of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in asymptomatic adults. METHODS: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality commissioned 2 systematic reviews on screening for and treatment of HCV infection in asymptomatic adults, focusing on evidence gaps identified in the previous USPSTF recommendation and new studies published since 2004. The evidence on screening for HCV in pregnant women was also considered. POPULATION: This recommendation applies to all asymptomatic adults without known liver disease or functional abnormalities. RECOMMENDATION: The USPSTF recommends screening for HCV infection in persons at high risk for infection. The USPSTF also recommends offering 1-time screening for HCV infection to adults born between 1945 and 1965. (B recommendation).
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- Authors
- Moyer, V. A.
- Affiliations
- United States Preventive Services Task Force (US)
- Corresponding author
- Moyer, Virginia A.
- ORCID
- Moyer, Virginia A.
- Venue
- Annals of Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American College of Physicians
- Published
- 2013-09
- Volume
- 159
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 349-357
- ISSN
- 0003-4819 (ISSN-L)
- 1539-3704
- OpenAlex
- W2148959572
- Cited by
- 475
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 50 · 2018: 59 · 2017: 57 · 2016: 68 · 2015: 59 · 2014: 52 · 2013: 19
- FWCI
- 41.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatitis C virus research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Keywords
- hepatitis C virus, HCV screening, asymptomatic adults, vulnerable populations, hepatitis C treatment, baby boomers, screening guidelines
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Age Factors, Antiviral Agents, Female, Humans, Mass Screening, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Cost of Illness, Risk Assessment, Hepatitis C, Chronic, Early Diagnosis, Asymptomatic Diseases
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