Hepatitis virus (HCV) diagnosis and access to treatment in a UK cohort.
Emily AdlandGerald JesuthasanLouise DownsVictoria WhartonGemma WildeAnna L McNaughtonJane CollierEleanor BarnesPaul KlenermanMonique AnderssonKatie JefferyPhilippa Clare MatthewsPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
HCV-Ag performs well as a diagnostic test compared to PCR for HCV RNA. Active HCV infection is over-represented among men and in the prison population. DAA therapy is successful in those who receive it, but a minority of patients with a diagnosis of HCV infection access clinical care. Enhanced efforts are required to provide linkage to clinical care within high risk populations.