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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| author | Jordanna E Kapeluto Matthew Kadatz Andrew Wormsbecker Kiran Sidhu Eric M Yoshida |
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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 Matthew Kadatz Andrew Wormsbecker Kiran Sidhu 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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