{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Carvalho-Gomes A"],"funding":["Instituto de Salud Carlos III","Gilead Sciences"],"pagination":["e0228351"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7012430"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Data on the true prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the general population is essential. We evaluated a program implementing free universal HCV screening using a non-invasive point-of-care test (POCT) (OraQuick-HCV rapid test) in oral fluid in an urban area in Valencia, South-Eastern Spain.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was performed during 2015-2017. Free HCV screening was offered by regular mail to 11,500 individuals aged 18 and over, randomly selected from all census residents in the Health Department. All responding participants filled in a questionnaire about HCV infection risk factors and were tested in their tertiary Hospital. In those with a positive POCT, results were confirmed by enzyme-immunoassay and HCV-RNA.<h4>Results</h4>1,206 pers"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pubmed_title":["A population-based screening for hepatitis C antibodies and active infection using a point-of-care test in a low prevalence area."],"pmcid":["PMC7012430"],"funding_grant_id":["CM15/00133","PI15/02010","GLD1400269"],"pubmed_authors":["Hontangas V","Berenguer M","Carvalho-Gomes A","Conde I","Di Maira T","Lopez-Labrador FX","Sanfelix-Gimeno G","Cubells A","Peiro S","Pallares C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A population-based screening for hepatitis C antibodies and active infection using a point-of-care test in a low prevalence area.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Data on the true prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the general population is essential. We evaluated a program implementing free universal HCV screening using a non-invasive point-of-care test (POCT) (OraQuick-HCV rapid test) in oral fluid in an urban area in Valencia, South-Eastern Spain.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was performed during 2015-2017. Free HCV screening was offered by regular mail to 11,500 individuals aged 18 and over, randomly selected from all census residents in the Health Department. All responding participants filled in a questionnaire about HCV infection risk factors and were tested in their tertiary Hospital. In those with a positive POCT, results were confirmed by enzyme-immunoassay and HCV-RNA.<h4>Results</h4>1,206 pers","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020","modification":"2026-05-06T23:54:12.331Z","creation":"2020-05-22T10:40:08Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7012430","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32045417"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0228351"]}}