| Literature DB >> 22461704 |
Henrike J Vriend1, Eline L M Op de Coul, Thijs J W van de Laar, Anouk T Urbanus, Fiona R M van der Klis, Hein J Boot.
Abstract
A population-based anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence is important for surveillance purposes and it provides an insight into the burden of disease. In The Netherlands, a recent HCV seroprevalence estimate is not available. This national population-based cross-sectional serosurvey (PIENTER-2) resulted in a weighted national HCV seroprevalence of 0.30% (95% confidence interval 0.05-0.55%). About 70% of the HCV positive individuals found were born in an HCV-endemic country.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22461704 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Public Health ISSN: 1101-1262 Impact factor: 3.367