Hepatitis C Testing and Patient Characteristics in Washington State's Prisons Between 2012 and 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is no widely accepted testing approach for hepatitis C virus infection in correctional settings, and many U.S. prisons do not provide routine testing. The aim of this study was to determine the most effective hepatitis C virus testing strategy in one U.S. state prison and describe the population with reactive testing.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was performed using individuals entering the Washington State prison system, which routinely offers hepatitis C virus testing, to compare routine opt-out with current recommendations for risk-based and one-time testing for individuals born between 1945 and 1965. Additionally, liver fibrosis stage was characterized using aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index and Fibrosis-4 index. Analyses were cond

SUBMITTER: Assoumou SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6312183 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature