High Proportion of Hepatitis C Virus in Community Asian American Patients With Non–Liver-related Complaints

Abstract

Among patients seen at community gastroenterology clinics for non-liver-related reasons, HCV proportion was 1.7% for non-Asians and 2.9% for Asians. Screening for HCV should be offered to high-risk patients presenting to gastroenterology clinics with unrelated gastrointestinal complaints.