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 …

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. 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 …

Abstract Background The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends
screening baby boomers and high‐risk patients for hepatitis C virus (HCV); however, the …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Methods In the clinic-based program, adults in the birth cohort (born 1945–1965) were
screened for HCV. In the ED-based program, non-targeted HCV screening of all adults was …

An unlinked anonymous study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection in emergency department (ED) attendees at a London Hospital. Nine …