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Implementation of HCV screening in the 1969-1989 birth-cohort undergoing COVID-19 vaccination.

Roberta D'AmbrosioGiuliano RizzardiniMassimo PuotiStefano FagiuoliMaria Paola AnolliClaudia GabiatiFederico D'AmicoLuisa PasuloUmberto RestelliMassimo ColomboPietro Lampertico
Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2022)
This pivotal study demonstrated the feasibility of a POC-based anti-HCV screening programme in young adults undergoing COVID-19 vaccination. The prevalence of HCV infection in subjects born in the 1969-1989 cohort in Italy seems to be lower than previously estimated. Whether the extension of this programme to subjects born before 1969 could lead to improved screening effectiveness should be a matter of debate.
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