Time to Initiation of Hepatitis B Treatment is Reduced With the Use of the Xpert HBV Viral Load Kit
Timely initiation of hepatitis B virus treatment is essential for improving prognosis and outcomes. In Ethiopia, the use of the Xpert hepatitis B virus viral load kit significantly shortened the turnaround time compared to standard laboratory methods. By reducing the time to a treatment decision to 1 day, the Xpert kit allowed for quicker treatment initiation at lower costs, potentially saving lives that might otherwise be lost due to treatment delays.
Authors
- Waqtola Cheneke Gebisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3909-4003)
- Hailemichael Desalegn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2042-5797)
- Asgeir Johannessen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-7166)
- Lasse Rossvoll
- Nega Berhe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4969-2357)
- Ahmed Hussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1760-4578)
- Fikadu Girma
- Dawit Brhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6571-2731)
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- Jimma University (ET)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Sykehuset i Vestfold (NO)
- Jigjiga University (ET)
- Toronto Liver Centre (CA)
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- Adama Science and Technology University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf238
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35