Implementation of Occult Hepatitis Screening in the Spanish Cohort of HIV-infected Pediatric Patients

Regular screening methods may miss the diagnosis of occult hepatitis B infection and seronegative hepatitis C virus infection in immunocompromised patients. A cross-sectional study within a Spanish cohort of HIV-infected children yielded 6 of 254 (2.4%) possible occult hepatitis B infection cases an...

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Authors: Dapena M, Figueras C, Noguera-Julian A, Fortuny C, de José MI, Mellado MJ, Gavilán C, Falcón-Neyra MD, Navarro ML, de Ory SJ, López C, Mayol L, Méndez M, Ciria LM, Coll MT, García L, Nuñez E, Espiau M, Soler-Palacín P
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2013
Country:España
Institution:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repository:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
OAI Identifier:oai:fsjd.fundanetsuite.com:p809
Online Access:https://fsjd.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=809
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:hepatitis B core antigens
hepatitis C infection
hepatitis B vaccines
HIV
pediatrics
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Summary:Regular screening methods may miss the diagnosis of occult hepatitis B infection and seronegative hepatitis C virus infection in immunocompromised patients. A cross-sectional study within a Spanish cohort of HIV-infected children yielded 6 of 254 (2.4%) possible occult hepatitis B infection cases and 2 of 254 (0.8%) seronegative hepatitis C virus-infected patients. Implementation of occult hepatitis screening in the routine care of these children may be warranted.

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