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Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence in The Netherlands

2012; Oxford University Press; Volume: 22; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/eurpub/cks013

ISSN

1464-360X

Autores

Henrike J. Vriend, Eline Op de Coul, Thijs van de Laar, Anouk T. Urbanus, Fiona van der Klis, Hein J. Boot,

Tópico(s)

HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment

Resumo

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.

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