Interventions using electronic medical records improve follow up of infants born to hepatitis C virus infected mothers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 376-380

  Abughali, Nazha ^a   Maxwell, Jessie R ^b   Kamath, Aparna S ^c   Nwankwo, Uchebike ^d   Mhanna, Maroun J ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d Mercy Health Physician Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic medical record; Hepatitis C virus; Infection; Newborn infants; Perinatal infection

Indexed keywords

PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; RIBAVIRIN; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONSULTATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 2; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHILD; HEPACIVIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84897027084     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000129     Document Type: Article

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