Rapid point-of-care (POC) testing for Hepatitis C antibodies in a very high prevalence setting: persons injecting drugs in Tallinn, Estonia

Rapid point-of-care (POC) testing for Hepatitis C antibodies in a very high prevalence setting: persons injecting drugs in Tallinn, Estonia

Abstract Background Between December 2018 and January of 2019, we evaluated the accuracy of the point-of-care Hepatitis C (HCV) antibody test (POC; OraQuick HCV) used at a community-based needle and syringe exchange program serving persons who inject drugs in Tallinn, Estonia. Methods We compared th...

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Main Authors: Anneli Uusküla, Ave Talu, Jürgen Rannap, David M. Barnes, Don Des Jarlais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
HCV testing
HCV antibody testing
HCV POC testing
HCV RNA testing
Persons who inject drugs
PWID
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00485-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00485-5

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