Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of persons who experienced spontaneous hepatitis C viral clearance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral clearance is estimated to range between 20 and 30%. The objective of this study was to estimate the frequency of HCV clearance and identify correlates of viral clearance among patients newly identified as HCV antibody positive in a large urban health system in Los Angeles, California.

Methods

We identified patients between November 2015 and September 2017 as part of a newly implemented HCV screening and linkage-to-care program at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System. All patients were eligible for screening, though there were additional efforts to screen patients born between 1945 and 1965. We reviewed Medical records to categorize anti-HCV antibody positive patients as having spontaneously cl

SUBMITTER: Kimble MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6632203 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature