Hepatitis C Seroprevalence Among Consecutive Labor and Delivery Admissions in Two New York City Hospitals.

Tatyana KushnerClaire ParkDana MasandBrian WagnerMarie GraceEmma RosenbluthClara Rodriquez-RivasHernis de la CruzJessica OverbeyRhoda Sperling

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

We found a higher than expected HCV seroprevalence among pregnant women and higher than most other STIs routinely screened for in pregnancy. Most patients had no risk factors. These findings support universal screening for hepatitis C during pregnancy.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
hepatitis c virus
healthcare
human immunodeficiency virus