Community-based point-of-diagnosis hepatitis c treatment for marginalized populations: a nonrandomized controlled trial

MD Morris, C McDonell, AF Luetkemeyer… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Disparities persist in testing and treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV), leaving
socially marginalized populations less likely to benefit from curative treatment. Linkage …

[HTML][HTML] Single-visit hepatitis C point-of-care testing, linkage to nursing care, and peer-supported treatment among people with recent injecting drug use at a peer-led …

J Grebely, R Gilliver, T McNaughton, A Conway… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA testing can facilitate single-visit
diagnosis and treatment. This study evaluated a single-visit test and treat intervention …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of a mobile health clinic framework for hepatitis C virus screening and treatment: a descriptive study

L Rennert, KA Howard, CM Kickham… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Although treatment for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is effective, individuals
face access barriers. The utility of mobile health clinics (MHC), effective mechanisms for …

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 …

Geographically focused collocated hepatitis C screening and treatment in Los Angeles's skid row

TM Benitez, SM Fernando, C Amini, S Saab - Digestive Diseases and …, 2020 - Springer
Background The inequitable prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) in the homeless is a clinical
and public health concern. Prior research estimates, at least one-quarter of homeless …

Hepatitis C in Black Individuals in the US: A Review

O Falade-Nwulia, SM Kelly, S Amanor-Boadu… - JAMA, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In the US, the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is 1.8% among people who
are Black and 0.8% among people who are not Black. Mortality rates due to HCV are …

A surveillance-based hepatitis C care cascade, New York City, 2017

MS Moore, A Bocour, F Laraque… - Public Health …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The care cascade, a method for tracking population-level progression from
diagnosis to cure, is an important tool in addressing and monitoring the hepatitis C virus …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid hepatitis C virus point-of-care RNA testing and treatment at an integrated supervised consumption service in Toronto, Canada: a prospective …

B Lettner, K Mason, ZR Greenwald, J Broad… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Despite high burden of Hepatitis C (HCV) among people who inject drugs,
significant barriers to care persist. The aim of this study was to evaluate the provision of …

Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EB Cunningham, A Wheeler, B Hajarizadeh… - The lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Despite the goal set by WHO to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public
health threat, uptake of HCV testing and treatment remains low. To achieve this target …

[HTML][HTML] Peer outreach point-of-care testing as a bridge to hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs in Toronto, Canada

J Broad, K Mason, M Guyton, B Lettner… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs have high rates of hepatitis C (HCV) and yet many
remain undiagnosed and untreated. HCV treatment guidelines and elimination strategies …