Methods We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of two temporally matched, 11-month
study periods, corresponding to before and after the implementation of a best practice …

Abstract Background Previously the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
recommended targeted hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening for adults born between 1945 and …

Abstract Background. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends
1-time hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing in the 1945–1965 birth cohort, in addition to targeted …

Background. Targeted hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening is recommended. Implementation
of screening in emergency department (ED) settings is challenging and controversial …

Background Chronic hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is a common infectious disease that
affects more than 2.7 million people in the US. Because the emergency department (ED) can …

Abstract Background. Urban emergency departments (EDs) seem to be able to detect new
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections at a high rate, but it is unknown the extent to which …

[Ann Emerg Med. 2016; 67: 129-130.] In this issue, White 1 highlights the utility and effect of
systematic hepatitis C virus screening in the emergency department (ED), finding an …

Background. Approximately 0.7% of the Canadian population is infected with hepatitis C
virus (HCV), and many individuals are unaware of their infection. Our objectives were to …

Abstract In 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidelines
recommending HCV screening in all adults 18 years and older. In the current study, we …

Study objective We describe the results of an emergency department (ED) hepatitis C virus
testing program that integrated birth cohort screening and screening of patients with a …