@article{9654955da41940aa9498bd271115e237,
title = "Universal Screening of Pregnant Women for Hepatitis C: The Time Is Now",
abstract = "The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has changed significantly over the last decade. Once most prevalent among older adults, the current burden has disproportionately affected young adults including women of childbearing age (WOCA). The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine recently issued guidelines that made no change in the recommendation to screen pregnant women based on risk factors. The current burden in young adults including WOCA supports a change in strategy away from risk-based screening to universal HCV screening in pregnancy. Universal screening offers several advantages that position us for a future where HCV treatment in pregnancy can happen and offers us progress toward the elimination of HCV.",
author = "Ravi Jhaveri and Tina Broder and Debika Bhattacharya and Peters, {Marion G.} and Kim, {Arthur Y.} and Jonas, {Maureen M.}",
note = "Funding Information: Potential conflicts of interest. M. M. J. reports grants from Gilead Sciences and AbbVie during the conduct of the study and personal fees from Gilead Sciences, grants from Bristol Myers-Squibb and Roche/Genentech, and nonfinancial support from Echosens outside the submitted work. A. Y. K. reports grants from Gilead Sciences outside the submitted work. M. G. P. reports other funding from Gilead and Merck outside the scope of this work and a spouse who works for Hoffman La Roche. D. B. reports nonfinancial support from AbbVie for the provision of a study drug during a National Institutes of Health–sponsored study. T. B. reports grants from Gilead Sciences, AbbVie, Merck, Janssen, OraSure Technologies, Abbott, Quest Diagnostics, and Walgreens outside the submitted work. R. J. reports grants from Gilead, AbbVie, and Merck during the conduct of the study. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.",
year = "2018",
month = oct,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1093/cid/ciy586",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "67",
pages = "1493--1497",
journal = "Clinical Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1058-4838",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "10",
}
