| Title |
High Prevalence of Anti-HCV Antibodies in Two Metropolitan Emergency Departments in Germany: A Prospective Screening Analysis of 28,809 Patients
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0041206 |
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| Authors |
Johannes Vermehren, Beate Schlosser, Diana Domke, Sandra Elanjimattom, Christian Müller, Gudrun Hintereder, Karin Hensel-Wiegel, Rudolf Tauber, Annemarie Berger, Norbert Haas, Felix Walcher, Martin Möckel, Ralf Lehmann, Stefan Zeuzem, Christoph Sarrazin, Thomas Berg |
| Abstract |
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies in Germany has been estimated to be in the range of 0.4-0.63%. Screening for HCV is recommended in patients with elevated ALT levels or significant risk factors for HCV transmission only. However, 15-30% of patients report no risk factors and ALT levels can be normal in up to 20-30% of patients with chronic HCV infection. The aim of this study was to assess the HCV seroprevalence in patients visiting two tertiary care emergency departments in Berlin and Frankfurt, respectively. |
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| Researcher | 5 | 13% |
| Other | 4 | 10% |
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| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
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| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 33% |