Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Antibody in Newborn Infants in Southern California in 2003

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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal:

July 2011 - Volume 30 - Issue 7 - pp 618-620

doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318214dc4d

Brief Reports

Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Antibody in Newborn Infants in Southern

California in 2003

Bradley, S. MD*; Graham, Steve MPH†; Picchio, Gaston R. PhD‡; Vugia, Duc J.

MD, MPH§; Kharrazi, PhD¶

Abstract

The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody in newborn infants in 3

counties in southern California in 2003 was found to be 2.5 per 1000 live births

using dried blood spot testing. With advances in HCV antiviral therapy providing

decreasing morbidity from chronic HCV infection, prenatal HCV screening to

identify both mothers and at-risk infants should be reconsidered.