Late Presentation for Care Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C: Prevalence and Risk Factors

TY - JOUR

T1 - Late Presentation for Care Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C

T2 - Prevalence and Risk Factors

AU - Fuglsang Hansen, Janne

AU - Hallager, Sofie

AU - Øvrehus, Anne

AU - Weis, Nina

AU - Brehm Christensen, Peer

AU - Pedersen, Court

PY - 2018/1/1

Y1 - 2018/1/1

N2 - Patients with chronic hepatitis C may have advanced fibrosis at first evaluation. Using the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) definition (FibroScan® >9.5 kPa) for "late presenter for care" (LP), we found that 32% (169 of 527) of patients were LP. Being a LP was associated with increasing age and a history of alcohol overuse.

AB - Patients with chronic hepatitis C may have advanced fibrosis at first evaluation. Using the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) definition (FibroScan® >9.5 kPa) for "late presenter for care" (LP), we found that 32% (169 of 527) of patients were LP. Being a LP was associated with increasing age and a history of alcohol overuse.

U2 - 10.1093/ofid/ofx257

DO - 10.1093/ofid/ofx257

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 29367939

SN - 2328-8957

VL - 5

SP - ofx257

JO - Open Forum Infectious Diseases

JF - Open Forum Infectious Diseases

IS - 1

ER -