Retrieval and re-evaluation of previously diagnosed chronic hepatitis C infections lost to medical follow-up in the Netherlands

Conclusion During every step of the retrieval chain, many patients were lost. Nevertheless, with substantial effort, we were able to identify, retrieve, and positively re-evaluate a limited number of individuals with a possible chronic HCV infection who were lost to medical follow-up (19 patients). With this case-finding approach, we were able to prevent potential severe complications in these patients and contribute to a small step in the eradication of HCV in the Netherlands.
Source: European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles: Hepatology Source Type: research