Targeted hepatitis C screening among ex‐injection drug users in the community

VWS Wong, GLH Wong, AML Chim… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the leading
causes of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. It is highly prevalent among …

Strategies for hepatitis C testing and linkage to care for vulnerable populations: point-of-care and standard HCV testing in a mobile medical clinic

JP Morano, A Zelenev, A Lombard, R Marcus… - Journal of community …, 2014 - Springer
Despite new Hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapeutic advances, challenges remain for HCV
testing and linking patients to care. A point-of-care (POC) HCV antibody testing strategy was …

Hepatitis C active viremia over time in an ED‐based testing programme: impact, disparities and surveillance tool

L Reynolds, R Franco, M Prados… - Journal of Viral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) surveillance is a critical component of a comprehensive strategy to
prevent and control HCV infection and HCV‐related chronic liver disease. The emergency …

The hepatitis C care cascade during the direct-acting antiviral era in a United States commercially insured population

ND Ferrante, CW Newcomb, KA Forde… - Open forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Periodic surveillance of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) care cascade is important
for tracking progress toward HCV elimination goals, identifying gaps in care, and prioritizing …

Improving screening methods for hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: findings from the HepTLC initiative, 2012–2014

NA Blackburn, RC Patel, JE Zibbell - Public Health reports, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection. We examined HCV testing outcomes among PWID through CDC's Hepatitis …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of universal access to direct-acting antiviral therapy on the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health …

MW Traeger, AE Pedrana, DK Van Santen, JS Doyle… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Hepatitis C elimination will require widespread access to treatment and
responses at the health-service level to increase testing among populations at risk. We …

Eliminating hepatitis C in Australia: a novel model of hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs at a medically supervised injecting facility

MB MacIsaac, B Whitton, A Hubble… - Medical Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of testing and treating people who inject drugs at a
supervised injecting facility for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Design Retrospective cohort …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging the electronic health record to eliminate hepatitis C: Screening in a large integrated healthcare system

AG Geboy, WL Nichols, SJ Fernandez, S Desale… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Highly efficacious and tolerable treatments that cure hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection exist
today, increasing the feasibility of disease elimination. However, large healthcare systems …

Peer support in small towns: A decentralized mobile Hepatitis C virus clinic for people who inject drugs

H Midgard, R Bjørnestad, M Egeland, E Dahl… - Liver …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background & Aims New models of HCV care are needed to reach people who
inject drugs (PWID). The primary aim was to evaluate HCV treatment uptake among HCV …

Streamlining screening to treatment: the hepatitis C cascade of care at Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States

MC Jonas, CV Rodriguez, J Redd… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening is recommended for patients at risk and/or born during
1945–1965, but screening gaps persist. This new program screens target populations and …