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Hepatitis C Testing In The Birth Cohort 1945-1965. Have You Been Tested?, Donna M. Zucker Rn, Phd, Faan, Donald (Chip) E. Bailey Phd, Rn
Hepatitis C Testing In The Birth Cohort 1945-1965. Have You Been Tested?, Donna M. Zucker Rn, Phd, Faan, Donald (Chip) E. Bailey Phd, Rn
Donna M. Zucker
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Hepatitis C Screening And Testing: A Call For A National Response., Donna M. Zucker Rn, Phd, Faan
Hepatitis C Screening And Testing: A Call For A National Response., Donna M. Zucker Rn, Phd, Faan
Donna M. Zucker
The purpose of this brief is to convey the immediate need to coordinate and integrate hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and testing for HIV co-infected and HCV infected clients, into primary care. In 2000, 1.25 million persons were estimated to be chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), and 2.7 million are chronically infected with HCV. Furthermore, 55% to 85% of new HCV infections become chronic. Of the 1.0 million people chronically infected with HIV, 250,000 also have HBV, and ~50,000 also have HCV, the leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver disease is now the leading cause of death in …