Current state of and needs for hepatitis B screening: results of a large screening study in a low-prevalent, metropolitan region.

<h4>Background</h4>In low hepatitis B virus (HBV)-prevalent countries, most HBV-infected persons are unaware of their status. We aimed to evaluate whether (i) previous HBV-testing, (ii) physicians decision to screen, and (iii) CDC's recommendations identified infected individuals an...

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Main Authors: Julie Bottero, Anders Boyd, Maud Lemoine, Fabrice Carrat, Joel Gozlan, Anne Collignon, Nicolas Boo, Philippe Dhotte, Brigitte Varsat, Gerard Muller, Olivier Cha, Nadia Valin, Jean Nau, Pauline Campa, Benjamin Silbermann, Marc Bary, Pierre-Marie Girard, Karine Lacombe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24663387/?tool=EBI