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    Hepatitis C: is there a case for universal screening in pregnancy?

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    Martyn, F
    Phelan, O
    O'Connell, M
    Affiliation
    Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Coombe Women & Infant's University, Hospital, Dolphin's Barn, Dublin 8. f_martyn@yahoo.com
    Issue Date
    2012-02-01T10:58:36Z
    MeSH
    Female
    Hepacivirus/*isolation & purification
    Hepatitis C/diagnosis/*epidemiology
    Humans
    Ireland/epidemiology
    Mass Screening/*methods
    Pregnancy
    Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis/*epidemiology
    Prenatal Diagnosis
    Prevalence
    Retrospective Studies
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    Ir Med J. 2011 May;104(5):144-6.
    Journal
    Irish medical journal
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/208044
    PubMed ID
    21736090
    Abstract
    Hepatitis C (HCV) is not routinely screened for antenatally in all maternity hospitals. Most hospitals adopt a policy of targeted screening. The policy in the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital in Dublin changed from targeted screening in 2006 to universal screening in 2007. We audited the two consecutive years. The prevalence of HCV in our antenatal population was 1.4% for 2006 (67/4666) when targeted screening applied and in 2007--0.71% (66/9222) when universal screening came into affect. One woman in 2007 would not have been detected by targeted screening--1.49% (1/67). Fifty five percent (37/67) of women were HCV-RNA positive in 2006 and 57.5% (38/66) were positive in 2007. We conclude that there were similar detection rates for HCV in 2006 and 2007 and that universal screening is not required if inclusive criteria for selective screening are employed but is of use in research context.
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    eng
    ISSN
    0332-3102 (Print)
    0332-3102 (Linking)
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