Aligning an emergency department hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus testing quality improvement initiative with universal screening recommendations

Aligning an emergency department hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus testing quality improvement initiative with universal screening recommendations

Abstract Objective The interactions among hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and the ongoing injection drug epidemic have created a syndemic that significantly affects the Appalachian region of the United States. The purpose of this work is to describe a successful Kentucky...

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Main Authors: Barbra Cave, Kimberly Laun, Brianna Sheahan, Ashlee Melendez, Adam Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
emergency department
hepatitis C
HIV
syndemic
universal screening
universal testing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12866

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