Determining reinfection rates by hepatitis C testing interval among key populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stephanie C MunariMichael W TraegerVinay MenonNed H LathamLakshmi ManoharanNiklas LuhmannRachel BaggaleyVirginia MacDonaldAnnette VersterNandi SiegfriedBrian ConwayMarina KleinJulie BruneauMark A StoovéMargaret E HellardJoseph S DoylePublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
HCV reinfection incidence was highest in studies of MSM and did not appear to change with retesting interval. Shorter testing intervals are likely to identify more reinfections, help prevent onward transmission where treatment is available and enable progress towards global HCV elimination, but additional comparative studies are required.