Hepatitis C testing and linkage to care in a safety-net hospital emergency department
We identified a higher HCV prevalence in the ED relative to the outpatient clinic setting and significant need for improvement in LTC and HCV treatment initiation. Our findings suggest universal screening is an important tool to diagnose HCV infections but may require novel strategies for improved LTC and treatment initiation.
Authors
- Anna Q. Yaffee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4495-6587)
- Lesley Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8660-8732)
- Bijal Shah
- Jennifer Lom
- Rapheisha Darby
- Brandi Park
- Nicole Lue
- Andrés Palacio
- Elizabeth Manguso
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- Grady Health System (US)
- Woodruff Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2025.04.046
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Gilead Sciences