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PEDIATRICS Vol. 101 No. 3 March 1998, pp. 481-485
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become the most
significant cause of chronic liver disease of infectious etiology in
the United States. The recognition that HCV can be transmitted
perinatally or through blood transfusions warrants particular attention
by the pediatrician. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening infants born to HCV-infected mothers and persons with risk
factors for HCV infection such as injection drug use, transfusion of
1 U of blood or blood products before 1992, or hemodialysis should be
screened for anti-HCV. Also, persons who received clotting factor
concentrates before 1987, when effective inactivation procedures were
introduced, also should be screened. Guidelines for counseling families
of HCV-infected children are provided.
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