Cost-Effectiveness of One-Time Universal Childhood Hepatitis C Screening in the United States
Universal HCV screening in childhood is cost-effective. Guidelines should consider recommending universal screening nationally, particularly if it can be conducted along with other routine pediatric blood draws.
Authors
- Adriane Wynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8067-3616)
- Melissa Choz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3486-2242)
- Lily Ostrer
- NANCY R. REAU
- Tatyana Kushner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6663-6253)
- Jessica Frankeberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8590-1304)
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of California System (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piag005
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00