Evaluation of a universal vs a targeted hepatitis C virus screening strategy among pregnant women at the Vienna University Hospital.
A universal vs a targeted hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening policy for identifying pregnant women with the virus were compared. Universal screening did not yield significantly more identification of patients with HCV than targeted screening. However, 14 of 67 (21%) women with confirmed HCV would not have been detected by targeted risk-based HCV screening.
Clinical Institute of Hospital Hygiene, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. magda.diab-elschahawi@meduniwien.ac.at
Magda
M
Diab-Elschahawi
Verena
V
Dosch
Claudia
C
Honsig
Birgit
B
Jatzko
Luigi
L
Segagni
Ojan
O
Assadian
Elisabeth
E
Presterl
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies