Machine learning model demonstrates superior screening efficiency for Hepatitis C virus carriers
1. Dagan and colleagues developed machine learning (ML) models using retrospective patient data to identify potential hepatitis C virus (HCV) ...
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#VisualAbstract: Trends in the prevalence of Hepatitis C infection during pregnancy and maternal-infant outcomes in the US, 1998 to 2018
1. The prevalence of Hepatitis C infection during pregnancy increased between 1998 and 2018, coinciding with the opioid epidemic. 2. ...
Trends in the prevalence of Hepatitis C infection during pregnancy and maternal-infant outcomes in the US, 1998 to 2018
1. The prevalence of Hepatitis C infection during pregnancy increased between 1998 and 2018, coinciding with the opioid epidemic. 2. ...
Uptake of hepatitis C treatment in people who inject drugs associated with decreased liver disease
1. Hepatitis C patients with undetectable hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA had reduced liver disease burden compared to those with ...
Accessible hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs provide significantly higher rates of cure compared to conventional care
1. In patients with hepatitis C virus who recently injected drugs, 67% in the accessible care arm vs 23% in ...
Demographic trends associated with increased maternal & neonatal Hepatitis C cases over 10 years
1. A retrospective, cross-sectional study including all pregnancies in the United States between 2009 and 2019 found that the annual ...
Adenovirus encoding hepatitis C virus vaccine is safe but effectiveness is unclear
1. In this phase 1-2 clinical trial, an adenovirus viral vector expressing non-structural hepatitis C proteins was safe in a ...
Expanding heart transplant in the era of direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C
1. The rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission from nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT)-negative donor hearts is low, and ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 23, 2019
Association of prehospital plasma transfusion with survival in trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock when transport times are longer than 20 ...
Quick Take: Opioid agonist treatment dosage and patient-perceived dosage adequacy, and risk of hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs
The opioid epidemic has been associated with rising hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection incidence in North America among those who ...