Screening, Detecting and Enhancing the Yield of Previously Undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C In Patients with Acute Medical Admissions to Hospital: A Pilot Project Undertaken at the Vancouver General Hospital

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) represent an increasing health burden and morbidity in Canada. Viral hepatitis, specifically HCV, has high prevalence among persons born between 1945 and 1965, with 45% to 85% of infected adults asymptomatic and unaware of their infecti...

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Main Authors: Jordanna E Kapeluto, Matthew Kadatz, Andrew Wormsbecker, Kiran Sidhu, Eric M Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/190210
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description BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) represent an increasing health burden and morbidity in Canada. Viral hepatitis, specifically HCV, has high prevalence among persons born between 1945 and 1965, with 45% to 85% of infected adults asymptomatic and unaware of their infection. Screening has been shown to be cost effective in the detection and treatment of viral hepatitis.
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spelling doaj-art-d3ca4474e53a4097ac2f2af6c53c41a42025-08-20T02:19:47ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972014-01-0128631531810.1155/2014/190210Screening, Detecting and Enhancing the Yield of Previously Undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C In Patients with Acute Medical Admissions to Hospital: A Pilot Project Undertaken at the Vancouver General HospitalJordanna E Kapeluto0Matthew Kadatz1Andrew Wormsbecker2Kiran Sidhu3Eric M Yoshida4Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) represent an increasing health burden and morbidity in Canada. Viral hepatitis, specifically HCV, has high prevalence among persons born between 1945 and 1965, with 45% to 85% of infected adults asymptomatic and unaware of their infection. Screening has been shown to be cost effective in the detection and treatment of viral hepatitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/190210
spellingShingle Jordanna E Kapeluto
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Eric M Yoshida
Screening, Detecting and Enhancing the Yield of Previously Undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C In Patients with Acute Medical Admissions to Hospital: A Pilot Project Undertaken at the Vancouver General Hospital
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
title Screening, Detecting and Enhancing the Yield of Previously Undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C In Patients with Acute Medical Admissions to Hospital: A Pilot Project Undertaken at the Vancouver General Hospital
title_full Screening, Detecting and Enhancing the Yield of Previously Undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C In Patients with Acute Medical Admissions to Hospital: A Pilot Project Undertaken at the Vancouver General Hospital
title_fullStr Screening, Detecting and Enhancing the Yield of Previously Undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C In Patients with Acute Medical Admissions to Hospital: A Pilot Project Undertaken at the Vancouver General Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Screening, Detecting and Enhancing the Yield of Previously Undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C In Patients with Acute Medical Admissions to Hospital: A Pilot Project Undertaken at the Vancouver General Hospital
title_short Screening, Detecting and Enhancing the Yield of Previously Undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C In Patients with Acute Medical Admissions to Hospital: A Pilot Project Undertaken at the Vancouver General Hospital
title_sort screening detecting and enhancing the yield of previously undiagnosed hepatitis b and c in patients with acute medical admissions to hospital a pilot project undertaken at the vancouver general hospital
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/190210
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