Expected and Actual Case Ascertainment and Treatment Rates for Children Infected with Hepatitis C in Florida and the United States: Epidemiologic Evidence from Statewide and Nationwide Surveys

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 161; no. 5; pp. 915 - 921
• Main Authors: Delgado-Borrego, Aymin, MD, MPH, Smith, Lesley, MD, Jonas, Maureen M., MD, Hall, Cyndena A., BA, Negre, Betania, MD, Jordan, Sergio H., MD, Ogrodowicz, Matthew, Raza, Roshan, MD, Ludwig, David A., PhD, Miller, Tracie, MD, Lipshultz, Steven E., MD, Gonzalez-Peralta, Regino, MD, Chung, Raymond T., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Maryland Heights, MO Elsevier Inc 01.11.2012; Mosby, Inc; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Child; children; Epidemiology; Female; Florida; General aspects; health care costs; Health Surveys; Hepacivirus - metabolism; hepatitis C; Hepatitis C - diagnosis; Hepatitis C - epidemiology; Hepatitis C - therapy; Hepatitis C Antibodies - immunology; Hepatitis C virus; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infectious Disease Medicine - methods; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; morbidity; mortality; national surveys; Nutrition Surveys; Pediatrics; Pediatrics - methods; Prevalence; public health; Public Health - methods; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; questionnaires; risk groups; United States; Viral diseases; Viral hepatitis; Florida; United States; North America; America; MERLIN; Medical Emergency Relief International; IOM; HCV; NHANES; Institute of Medicine; Hepatitis C virus; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Sustained virologic response; SVR; Human; Pediatrics; Rate; Hepatic disease; Epidemiology; Infection; Survey; Treatment; Surveillance; Viral disease; Digestive diseases; Child; Public health; Viral hepatitis C

Objective To evaluate the rate of pediatric hepatitis C virus (HCV) case ascertainment relative to the estimated number of actual cases. Study design Data from Florida and United States health departments were used to assess pediatric HCV case ascertainment rates in Florida and nationwide. The perce...