The Practicability of the Xpert HCV Viral Load Fingerstick Point-of-Care Assay in Primary Care Settings

The Practicability of the Xpert HCV Viral Load Fingerstick Point-of-Care Assay in Primary Care Settings

Linkage to care presents one obstacle toward eliminating HCV, and the current two-step pathway (anti-HCV, followed by HCV-RNA testing) results in the loss of patients. HCV screening was tested in the primary care setting with the fingerstick Xpert HCV viral load point-of-care assay to analyze the pr...

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Main Authors: David Petroff, Olaf Bätz, Katrin Jedrysiak, Jan Kramer, Thomas Berg, Johannes Wiegand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
hepatitis C
screening
elimination
World Health Organization
check-up
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2327

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