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Missed Opportunities for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening in an HIV/Hepatitis C Virus-Coinfected Cohort
Beauchamp E, Rollet K, Walmsley S, Wong DK, Cooper C, Klein MB; for the Canadian Co-infection Cohort Study (CTN222). Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;57(9):1339-1342. Epub 2013 Jul 29.
Source
Department of Microbiology, Pierre-Boucher Hospital, Longueuil.
Abstract
We examined adherence to guidelines for screening of hepatocellular carcinoma in a cohort of HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients. Thirty-six percent of patients with documented cirrhosis did not have a screening ultrasound. Patients at centers with standardized systems for screening were more likely to have had an ultrasound performed.