학술논문
Consistent high prevalence of undiagnosed blood‐borne virus infection in patients attending large urban emergency departments in England.
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Article
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Subject
*BLOODBORNE infections
*VIRUS diseases
*HOSPITAL emergency services
*DISEASE prevalence
*HEPATITIS C virus
*VIRAL hepatitis
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ISSN
1352-0504
Abstract
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]