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MAY 29, 2020

Testing for HCV in the ER Helps Identify Unknown Case

By Ethan Covey
The CDC estimates that nearly 2.4 million Americans are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and about half do not know they are infected. How do you reach that other half?

One might be using emergency departments. A recent study found that HCV testing done at emergency departments (EDs) identified a higher prevalence of the virus among adult patients than recognized.