{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["6(1)"],"submitter":["Llaneras J"],"funding":["Gilead Sciences"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background & aims</h4>Many people with HCV and HBV infection are unaware of their condition, particularly at-risk and vulnerable populations who face barriers for screening and linkage to care. Emergency departments are often their only point of contact with the health system.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a prospective study investigating HBsAg and HCV antibody testing, with reflex testing for HDV antibodies and HCV RNA, in adults attending an emergency department and requiring a blood test. Positive cases were linked to care. A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed.<h4>Results</h4>From February 2020 to February 2022, a total of 17,560 individuals were screened. HBsAg was detected in 91 (0.5%), HCV RNA in 128 (0.7%), and HDV antibodies in two (0.01%) individuals. Nearly 40% of positive c"],"journal":["JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology"],"pagination":["100932"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10698271"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Integrating viral hepatitis management into the emergency department: A further step towards viral hepatitis elimination."],"pmcid":["PMC10698271"],"pubmed_authors":["Falco-Roget A","Riveiro-Barciela M","Ruiz-Cobo JC","Campins M","Rando-Segura A","Monforte A","Meza B","Llaneras J","Ruiz L","Pumarola T","Buti M","Rodriguez-Frias F","Barreira-Diaz A","Blanco-Grau A","Banares J","Colom J","Dominguez-Hernandez R","Esteban R","Casado MA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Integrating viral hepatitis management into the emergency department: A further step towards viral hepatitis elimination.","description":"<h4>Background & aims</h4>Many people with HCV and HBV infection are unaware of their condition, particularly at-risk and vulnerable populations who face barriers for screening and linkage to care. Emergency departments are often their only point of contact with the health system.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a prospective study investigating HBsAg and HCV antibody testing, with reflex testing for HDV antibodies and HCV RNA, in adults attending an emergency department and requiring a blood test. Positive cases were linked to care. A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed.<h4>Results</h4>From February 2020 to February 2022, a total of 17,560 individuals were screened. HBsAg was detected in 91 (0.5%), HCV RNA in 128 (0.7%), and HDV antibodies in two (0.01%) individuals. Nearly 40% of positive c","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jan","modification":"2026-07-14T22:54:55.088Z","creation":"2025-04-06T05:22:16.571Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10698271","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38074506"],"doi":["10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100932"]}}