title: Surveillance of screening for hepatitis C through the laboratory network RENA-VHC, France, 2000-2001.
abstract: Over the period 2000-2001, 189 private or hospital laboratories scattered throughout France participated to the laboratory network RENA-VHC. A total of 759 591 serologies (screening tests and validation of screening tests) were performed, revealing an increase of 10% between 2000 and 2001. The rate of the amount of tests to validate screening found positive over the overall amount of tests performed was 1.2% in 2000 and 1.0% in 2001. This suggests that screening covered more people with little risk of acquiring HCV infection. The per-sons confirmed HCV positive were predominantly men (sex ratio 1.5) of which 31% were 30 to 39 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Institut de veille sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meffre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perin
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bouraoui
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delarocque Astagneau
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018936:Hepatitis C Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D018936:Hepatitis C Antigens