By Ethan Covey As part of ongoing efforts to achieve goals of hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination in the United States, the CDC released recommendations for testing children and infants who have been exposed to the virus perinatally—either during pregnancy or delivery.
The action comes amidst increasing rates of HCV infection in the United States (MMWR Recomm Rep 2023;72[4]:1-19
The elimination of hepatitis C is a national priority,” Carolyn Wester, MD, the director of the