ELIMINATE: a PCR record-based macroelimination project for systematic recall of HCV-RNA-positive persons in Austria.
Caroline SchwarzDavid BauerLivia DornMathias JachsLukas HartlDavid ChromyLukas WeseslindtnerNikolaus PfistererBarbara HennlichAnnika StücklerRobert StrasslAstrid Voill-GlaningerWolfgang HüblMartin WillheimKarin KöhrerSonja Jansen-SkoupySabine TomezWalter KruglugerChristian MadlMichael SchwarzLorenz BalcarGeorg SemmlerLeonard BrinkmannLukas BurghartLukas AntonitschGerhard WeidingerFlorian RiedlHermann LaferlVesselina KurtevaMarianna TraugottJulian HindChristoph WenischAbdelrahman AburaiaChristian SebestaDaniela SchmidSonja RothweilerJelena RemeticMichael GschwantlerAndreas MaieronThomas ReibergerPublished in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2023)
This ELIMINATE project based on systematic assessment of HCV-RNA PCR-records, identified 6006 persons with potential persisting HCV viremia. Invalid contact data and missed visits for treatment evaluation were the main barriers towards HCV elimination within this project. Importantly, many subjects with HCV viremia lost to follow-up were successfully linked to care and started antiviral treatment.