Racial and ethnic disparities in testing of Hepatitis C virus-exposed children across the United States.
Rachel L EpsteinAnna KurnellasSarah MunroeMegan R CurtisBreanne BiondiElisha M WachmanPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2024)
Fewer than half of HCV-exposed children in this national sample were tested for HCV, with lower testing odds among Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic/Latinx children. Substantial work to increase testing and treatment and decrease disparities in testing among HCV-exposed children is needed to help reach US HCV elimination goals.