Cost-effectiveness of Alternative Approaches to Hepatitis C Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation for Treatment-naive People Who Inject Drugs in Australia: A Model-based Economic Evaluation
Reflex RNA testing was the most efficient strategy and can be implemented within the existing Australian laboratory framework. Point-of-care approaches may provide additional benefit at higher near-term costs. Studies accounting for transmission and disease sequelae are needed to understand cost-effectiveness in the longer term.
Authors
- Margaret Elena Hellard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5055-3266)
- Nick Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9213-0798)
- Christopher R. Bailie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5236-0428)
- Joseph Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7198-0833)
- Alisa Pedrana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1998-5722)
Institutions
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf514
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Gilead Sciences