Too many people with viral hepatitis are diagnosed late - with dire consequences

TY - JOUR

T1 - Too many people with viral hepatitis are diagnosed late - with dire consequences

AU - Lazarus, Jeffrey V

AU - Picchio, Camila

AU - Dillon, John F

AU - Rockstroh, Jürgen K

AU - Weis, Nina

AU - Buti, Maria

PY - 2019/8/1

Y1 - 2019/8/1

N2 - Late presentation to hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus care is common, hindering global efforts to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with liver disease. Models of care promoting and simplifying early testing of viral hepatitis are needed if we are to eliminate viral hepatitis as a major public health threat by 2030.

AB - Late presentation to hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus care is common, hindering global efforts to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with liver disease. Models of care promoting and simplifying early testing of viral hepatitis are needed if we are to eliminate viral hepatitis as a major public health threat by 2030.

KW - Delayed Diagnosis

KW - Hepatitis B, Chronic/diagnosis

KW - Hepatitis C, Chronic/diagnosis

KW - Humans

KW - Point-of-Care Testing

U2 - 10.1038/s41575-019-0177-z

DO - 10.1038/s41575-019-0177-z

M3 - Comment/debate

C2 - 31320742

SN - 1759-5045

VL - 16

SP - 451

EP - 452

JO - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

JF - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

IS - 8

ER -