HCV Diagnostics at ILC 2022: Selected Highlights

The International Liver Congress (ILC 2022), convened by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), was held in London, UK on 22-26 June 2022.

Here are selected highlights from ILC 2022 in relation to the HCV diagnostics:

• Screening for Hepatitis C in Denmark- the Effect of a Mobile Outreach Intervention

• Hepatitis C Screening Rates in New York by Age Cohort 1945-1965 in a Large, Community Health System (Northwell), Before, During and After the COVID Pandemic

• Maximizing the Potential of Cepheid, GeneXpert PCR Rapid Testing for Hepatitis C Through Use of Finger Prick Blood Samples Collected into EDTA Capillary Tubes

• HCV Homeless Mobile Van with Rapid Xpert Cepheid RNA Test

• HCV Rapid Xpert Point-of-Care Fingerstick Onsite at Addiction Centers in France

• Point of Care [Cepheid GeneXpert Assay] Testing for Hepatitis C in Mental Health, Prison and Drug & Alcohol Settings

Source: NATAP