Hepatitis C Management and the Infectious Diseases Physician: A Survey of Current and Anticipated Practice Patterns.

نویسندگان

  • Cody A Chastain
  • Susan E Beekmann
  • Erika K Wallender
  • Todd Hulgan
  • Jack T Stapleton
  • Philip M Polgreen
چکیده

This query of North American infectious diseases physicians reviews current and anticipated practice patterns related to hepatitis C virus (HCV) care. Less than 20% of survey respondents evaluated and/or treated >10 HCV-infected individuals in the past year. We review HCV practice patterns, barriers to management, and education among infectious diseases physicians.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

دوره 61 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015