Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among Perinatally Exposed Children: 2018 to 2020
In this surveillance report, we identify the gaps in current testing among children perinatally exposed to hepatitis C. Provider education and resources for health departments for follow-up and linkage to care can improve the identification of children requiring treatment, a vital piece of HCV elimination.
Authors
- Lauren Orkis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9049-4934)
- Bethany Reynolds
- Samantha Distler
- Daniel Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1762-6670)
- Suzanne Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1156-3066)
- Amy L. Sandul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7623-8408)
- Van T. Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-1440)
- Lindsey Sizemore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6187-7370)
- Anthony Osinski
- Kate R. Woodworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9343-3355)
- Teri’ Willabus
- Hanna Shephard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2126-0672)
- Jackie Luong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5085-1677)
- Umme‐Aiman Halai
- Cynthia Carpentieri
- Amanda Akosa
- Caleb Lyu
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (US)
- Pennsylvania Department of Health (US)
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (US)
- National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention (US)
- Georgia Department of Public Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-067261
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.48
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention