Village-to-village screening for hepatitis B and C using quantitative HBsAg and anti-HCV testing with reflex HCV core antigen tests in the remote communities of a resource-rich setting: a population-based prospective cohort study

Te-Sheng Chang,Wei-Ming Chen,Tung-Jung Huang,Wei-Cheng Huang,Jin-Hung Hu,Mei-Yen Chen,Sheng-Nan Lu,Wen-Nan Chiu,Yu-Chih Lin,Chih-Yi Lee,Kao-Chi Chang,Nien-Tzu Hsu

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046115

Village-to-village screening for hepatitis B and C using quantitative HBsAg and anti-HCV testing with reflex HCV core antigen tests in the remote communities of a resource-rich setting: a population-based prospective cohort study

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046115

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Journal: BMJ open	Publication Date: Jul 1, 2021
Citations: 4	License type: open-access

Affiliation: Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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ObjectivesCommunity-based screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) is essential for hepatitis elimination. This study attempted to increase screening accessibility and efficacy by using alternative tools.DesignPopulation-based...

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