Hepatitis C Article Review

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Hepatitis C: New CDC Screening Recommendations

The objective of this study is to review the article written by Doug Campos-Outcalt entitled "Hepatitis C: New CDC Screening Recommendations" published in the Journal of Family Practice, Volume 61, Number 12 in December 2012.

Campos-Outcalt (2012) writes that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new recommendations for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection screening including a one-time screening for all individuals in the United States that were born between the year of 1945 and 1965 "regardless of risk." The new recommendations are reported to be rather than a replacement to be instead an enhancement of "the recommendations for HCV screening" stated in 1998 calling for those who were considered high-risk to be screened.

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HCV results in a high level of morbidity and mortality in the United States. There are reported to be 17,000 new infections to have occurred in 2010 with approximately 2.7 to 3.9 million individuals in the United States living with HCV infection that is chronic in nature. It is important to note that many individuals with chronic HCV do not even know that they are infected with HCV since physicians fail to screen for HCV and patients fail to acknowledge their past risky behavior, which led to them being infected with HCV.

Highest Risk Groups Identified

It is reported that the two groups at the highest risk for HCV are those who are users of illegal drugs, which they injected, and those.....

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