Population-level Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Expanding the Recommendation for Age-based Hepatitis C Testing in the United States | Zendy

Joshua A. Barocas | Zendy; Abriana Tasillo | Zendy; Golnaz Eftekhari Yazdi | Zendy; Jianing Wang | Zendy; Claudia Vellozzi | Zendy; Susan Hariri | Zendy; Cheryl Isenhour | Zendy; Liisa M. Randall | Zendy; John W. Ward | Zendy; Jonathan Mermin | Zendy; Joshua A. Salomon | Zendy; Benjamin P. Linas | Zendy

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Population-level Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Expanding the Recommendation for Age-based Hepatitis C Testing in the United States

Author(s) -

Joshua A. Barocas,

Abriana Tasillo,

Golnaz Eftekhari Yazdi,

Jianing Wang,

Claudia Vellozzi,

Susan Hariri,

Cheryl Isenhour,

Liisa M. Randall,

John W. Ward,

Jonathan Mermin,

Joshua A. Salomon,

Benjamin P. Linas

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy098

Subject(s) - medicine , population , life expectancy , test strategy , cost effectiveness , cohort , observational study , hepatitis c , quality adjusted life year , hepatitis c virus , environmental health , immunology , risk analysis (engineering) , virus , software , computer science , programming language

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend one-time hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing for persons born 1945-1965 and targeted testing for high-risk persons. This strategy targets HCV testing to a prevalent population at high risk for HCV morbidity and mortality, but does not include younger populations with high incidence. To address this gap and improve access to HCV testing, age-based strategies should be considered.

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