1. HCV microelimination strategies: An interventional study in diagnosed patients without access to the system.
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Guerra Veloz, María Fernanda, Del Pino Bellido, Pilar, Cordero Ruiz, Patricia, Vega Rodriguez, Francisco, Bellido Muñoz, Francisco, Ramirez de Arellano, Encarnación, Caunedo Álvarez, Angel, Pascual Hernandez, Alvaro, and Carmona Soria, Isabel
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HEPATITIS C virus ,MEDICAL consultation - Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) one‐step diagnosis improves recovery in patients with active infection. However, patients with previous anti‐HCV+ may be excluded. We aimed to identify and retrieve non‐referred or lost‐to‐follow‐up HCV‐infected patients. All anti‐HCV+ patients seen in our hospital between 2013 and 2018 were included. In the first phase, we identified anti‐HCV+ patients who were not referred to the Gastroenterology Unit (GU) or lost‐to‐follow‐up. In the second phase, recovered patients were invited for a one‐step visit for liver evaluation. A total of 1330 anti‐HCV+ patients were included: 21.7% had not been referred to GU, and 23.1% were lost‐to‐follow‐up. In the second phase, 49.6% of patients were contacted, and 92.8% attended a medical consultation: 62.7% had active infection, 92.2% were treated, and 86.5% achieved SVR (ITT). We concluded that screening microbiological data and referring unidentified patients with active HCV infection directly to specialists is an effective tool in achieving HCV microelimination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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