Hepatitis C diagnosis slowdown in high-prevalence groups and using decentralised diagnostic strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dalia Elena Morales ArráezFederica Benítez-ZafraFelicitas Díaz-FloresMaría Jesús Medina-AlonsoLuz Goretti SantiagoVíctor Pérez-PérezFernando Gutiérrez-NicolásManuel Hernández-GuerraPublished in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2022)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a decline in HCV diagnostic effort has been observed, especially in decentralised strategies with a higher prevalence of infection. Our results suggest a diagnostic delay that will prevent Spain from reaching the elimination target in 2023, and therefore the reactivation of strategies particularly targeting the priority groups is urgently required.
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