Outcomes 10 Years After Implementing an Emergency Department Opt-out Bloodborne Virus Screening Program
BBV screening in the ED demonstrates sustained acceptability, with a steady rate of new diagnoses detected. It provides high levels of linkage to care. It also identifies active HCV within a population of people who inject drugs attending the ED who are discharged directly without needing admission.
Authors
- Suzanne Norris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4613-0041)
- S R Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0191-3779)
- Conor Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4930-1560)
- Luke Clancy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2407-2263)
- Antoinette Power
- Brendan Crowley
- Colm J Bergin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6651-1132)
- Liam Townsend (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7089-0665)
- W. Wang
- Darragh Shields
- Yvonne Lynagh
- Anne Moriarty
- Fiona Herraghty
Institutions
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- St. James's Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf547
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32