PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C - USA: CDC, expanded screening

Hepatitis C -- United States
Citation:
Schillie S, Wester C, Osborne M, et al. CDC Recommendations for Hepatitis C Screening Among Adults - United States, 2020. MMWR Recomm Rep 2020. 69(RR-2): 1-17. doi: .
Summary:
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major source of morbidity and mortality in the United States. HCV is transmitted primarily through parenteral exposures to infectious blood or body fluids that contain blood, most commonly through injection drug use. No vaccine against hepatitis C exists, and no

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