A territory-wide opportunistic, hospital-based HCV screening in the general population from northern Italy: The 1969-1989 birth-cohort.

Roberta D'AmbrosioSara PiccinelliBenedetta BeccalliAngiola SpinettiMassimo PuotiStefano FagiuoliCarlo Federico MagniAndrea VavassoriPaolo SacchiSilvana CastaldiGiulia BombardieriClaudio FarinaSabrina BuoroAlessandro AmorosiMatteo CorradinDanilo CeredaPietro Lamperticonull null

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)

The prevalence of active HCV infection in the 1969-1989 population attending health facilities in Lombardy was low. Most viremic patients were Italian-born, with mild liver disease but high-HCV-RNA levels. Due to the higher prevalence in the elderly, the extension of such opportunistic screening programs to lower birth cohorts would be warranted.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
healthcare
human immunodeficiency virus
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
gestational age
mental health
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
health information
risk assessment
social media
community dwelling
pregnancy outcomes