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March 21, 2024Clinical Infectious Diseases

Point-of-Care Testing for Hepatitis C in the Priority Settings of Mental Health, Prisons, and Drug and Alcohol Facilities—the PROMPt Study

Erin M. McCartney Lucy Ralton Joshua Dawe Jacqui Richmond Joshua Zobel Alan Wigg Victoria Cock Edmund Tse Tom ap Rees David E. Shaw C.L. Ferguson

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Abstract

A barrier to hepatitis C virus (HCV) cure is conventional testing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of HCV antibody and RNA point-of-care testing (POCT) on testing rates, linkage to care, treatment, and acceptability of testing in 3 priority settings in Australia.

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McCartney et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e7307cb6db6435876a9929 https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae155

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