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HCV Screening USPSTF Draft Recommendations Open for Public Comment
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"You can review the draft recommendation statement and submit comments, using this link.
http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/draftrec2.htm
Comments can be submitted from November 27 to December 24, 2012. In addition to submitting comments on behalf of your organization, please consider sharing information about this recommendation with your members so that they may submit comments, as well. To assist you in your review of the draft recommendation statement, a consumer fact sheet that highlights the key points of the recommendation in plain language is attached and can be found"
Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
DRAFT
Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in adults at high risk, including those with any history of intravenous drug use or blood transfusions prior to 1992 (see the Clinical Considerations for more information on risk factors).
This is a grade B recommendation.
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians consider offering screening for HCV infection in adults born between 1945 and 1965 (see the Clinical Considerations for more information on birth-cohort screening).
This is a grade C recommendation.
Table 1 describes the USPSTF grades, and Table 2 describes the USPSTF classification of levels of certainty about net benefit.
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