Uptake of hepatitis C specialist services and treatment following diagnosis by dried blood spot in Scotland

Highlights • Analysis of two years of DBS testing amongst a population at high risk of HCV. • Examined rates of exposure, attendance at clinics and treatment initiation. • One third of carriers had attended a specialist clinic within 12 months of the DBS. • 18% of clinic attendees had begun treatmen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical virology 2014-11, Vol.61 (3), p.359-364
Hauptverfasser:	McAllister, Georgina, Innes, Hamish, Mcleod, Allan, Dillon, John F, Hayes, Peter C, Fox, Ray, Barclay, Stephen T, Templeton, Kate, Aitken, Celia, Gunson, Rory, Goldberg, David, Hutchinson, Sharon J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Allergy and Immunology Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Dried blood spots Female Health Services - utilization Hepatitis C - diagnosis Hepatitis C - drug therapy Hepatitis C virus Humans Infectious Disease Injecting drug users Male Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Scotland Surveillance Treatment Viral hepatitis
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Analysis of two years of DBS testing amongst a population at high risk of HCV. • Examined rates of exposure, attendance at clinics and treatment initiation. • One third of carriers had attended a specialist clinic within 12 months of the DBS. • 18% of clinic attendees had begun treatment within 18 months of the DBS. • DBS testing in non-clinical settings has the potential to increase diagnosis.
ISSN:	1386-6532 1873-5967
DOI:	10.1016/j.jcv.2014.09.004