Emergency department targeted screening for hepatitis C does not improve linkage to care.

CONCLUSION: Targeted high-risk screening in the emergency department identified undiagnosed and untreated HCV carriers, but did not improve treatment rates. Other strategies need to be developed to improve linkage to care in high risk populations. PMID: 32921964 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32921964?dopt=Abstract

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - August 27, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Houri I, Horowitz N, Katchman H, Weksler Y, Miller O, Deutsch L, Shibolet O Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research