Consistent high prevalence of undiagnosed blood‐borne virus infection in patients attending large urban emergency departments in England.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hopkins, Mark J.; Todd, Stacy; Beadsworth, Mike; Anderson, Charlotte; Mohamed, Zameer; Muir, David; Vivancos, Roberto; Brown, Ashley S.; Ruf, Murad; Chawla, Anu
- Source
- Journal of Viral Hepatitis. Jan2020, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p88-91. 4p.
- Subject
- *BLOODBORNE infections
*VIRUS diseases
*HOSPITAL emergency services
*DISEASE prevalence
*HEPATITIS C virus
*VIRAL hepatitis
- Language
- ISSN
- 1352-0504
Understanding local viral hepatitis and HIV epidemiology is essential if WHO elimination targets are to be achieved. We demonstrate a consistently high prevalence of undiagnosed active infection in urban emergency department attendees in England, with variations in local risk groups crucial to informing targeted testing initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]