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From Clinical Laboratory News (June 1, 2016): "Based on their findings among nearly 5,000 patients seen at the Johns Hopkins Hospital emergency department (ED), researchers are recommending universal hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening for all adults ages 18 and older (Clin Infect Dis 2016;62:1059–65). If implemented, this recommendation would capture up to 25% of individuals with undiagnosed HCV infection who would not be identified by current screening guidelines, according to the investigators." Read the full article.

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