Pediatrics (HCV)
"Hepatitis C Infection in Children Who Received Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation."
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 24th, 1996
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery, "Objective: To determine the prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a cohort of neonates who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy, and to determine risk factors associated with seropositivity. Design: Eighty-three patients who had been treated with ECMO as neonates (from August 1986 through January 1992) at Children's Hospital, Boston, were tested for antibodies to HCV. The medical records were reviewed, and information regarding neonatal history was obtained. Anti-HCV seronegative and seropositive children were compared using univariate and...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1996-06-24)
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