Incidence and transmission patterns of acute hepatitis C in the United States, 1982-2006
IT Williams, BP Bell, W Kuhnert… - Archives of internal …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Background Monitoring disease incidence and transmission patterns is important to
characterize groups at risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Clinical cases generally
represent about 20% to 30% of all newly acquired infections. Methods We used sentinel
surveillance to determine incidence and transmission patterns for acute hepatitis C in the
United States using data from 25 years of population-based surveillance in the general
community. Acute cases of hepatitis C were identified from 1982 through 2006 by a …
characterize groups at risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Clinical cases generally
represent about 20% to 30% of all newly acquired infections. Methods We used sentinel
surveillance to determine incidence and transmission patterns for acute hepatitis C in the
United States using data from 25 years of population-based surveillance in the general
community. Acute cases of hepatitis C were identified from 1982 through 2006 by a …