Diagnostics
Educational materials that cover basics of hepatitis C testing and barriers to getting diagnosed.
Materials in this section
New Research Supports Universal HCV Screening Over Risk-Based Testing
The study found 1.4 million people aged 12-59 with current HCV infection, including over 500,000 without injection drug use history. More
Point-of-Care HCV RNA Test Could Expedite Diagnosis, Treatment in High-Risk Settings
Findings support the feasibility and clinical performance of Xpert HCV, the first FDA-approved point-of-care test for diagnosing HCV, in a nonclinical justice setting. More
Barriers and Enablers to Point-Of-Care HCV Testing in a Needle and Syringe Program in Canada
Using an intersectionality lens to explore barriers and enablers to hepatitis C point-of-care testing: a qualitative study among people who inject drugs and service providers More
Barriers and Facilitators to Viral Hepatitis Testing in Uzbekistan
Barriers and facilitators to viral hepatitis testing in Uzbekistan: scoping qualitative study among key stakeholders, healthcare workers, and the general population More
Community-Based HCV Self-Testing Widens Testing Access in Big Vietnam Study
Community-based HCV self-testing could broaden access to testing by reaching previously untested people, could boost new HCV diagnoses and expand linkage to HCV care. More
Point-of-Care Testing Increases HCV Treatment Uptake in Priority Settings in Australia
Among patients in 3 priority settings, the implementation of hepatitis C virus antibody and RNA point-of-care testing led to higher rates of testing, treatment uptake, and linkage to care. More
Efficacy of Assisted Partner Services for People who Inject Drugs in Kenya to Identify Partners with HIV and Hepatitis C
A study assessed whether assisted partner services could be used to find, test for HIV and HCV infections, and link to care the partners of people who inject drugs in Kenya. More
The New South Wales Dried Blood Spot Pilot
Testing, diagnosis, and treatment following the implementation of a program to provide dried blood spot testing for HIV and hepatitis C infections: the NSW DBS Pilot More
Development and Optimisation of a Reception Testing Protocol Designed to Eliminate HCV in the UK Prison Population
A study shows that an opt-out HCV test and treat initiative in prison receptions is feasible and can be adapted to the needs of individual prisons as a viable way to achieve HCV micro-elimination. More
Dual Strategy Involving Hospital-Based Study and Community-Based Screening to Eliminate Hepatitis C in Remote Areas
A study shows that hospital-based database provides a framework for identifying the remote areas with high HCV prevalence allowing for prioritizing community-based universal screening in these areas. More
