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Linkage to Specialty Care in the Hepatitis C Care Cascade

Journal of Investigative Medicine, 2021
Quality gaps exist in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) care process from diagnosis to cure. To better understand current gaps and to identify targets for quality improvement, we constructed an HCV care cascade in a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) with an emphasis on the specialty referral process.
Dena P Blanding, William P Moran, John Bian, Jingwen Zhang, Justin Marsden, Patrick D Mauldin, Don C Rockey, Andrew D Schreiner   +7 more
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Expanded HIV Testing and Linkage to Care: Conventional vs. Point-of-Care Testing and Assignment of Patient Notification and Linkage to Care to an HIV Care Program [PDF]

Public Health Reports®, 2016
Objective. The University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) led the Expanded Testing and Linkage to Care (X-TLC) program for disproportionately affected populations on the South Side of Chicago. The X-TLC program aimed to expand routine HIV testing to high-prevalence communities with disproportionately affected ...
Sara, Bares, Rebecca, Eavou, Clara, Bertozzi-Villa, Michelle, Taylor, Heather, Hyland, Rachel, McFadden, Sachin, Shah, Mai T, Pho, James, Walter, Sameer, Badlani, John, Schneider, Nik, Prachand, Nanette, Benbow, David, Pitrak   +13 more
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Linkage to HIV Care in San Francisco [PDF]

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2013
In this article, we describe a process of the San Francisco collaboration to select optimal measures of linkage to care in response to the Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to understand the implications of measure selection and the challenges of accessing data sources to ...
Moupali, Das, Katerina A, Christopoulos, Dara, Geckeler, Emalie, Huriaux, Stephanie E, Cohen, Susan, Philip, Starley, Shade, Nicholas J, Moss, Stephen F, Morin, Edwin D, Charlebois   +9 more
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Patient and provider perspectives inform an intervention to improve linkage to care for HIV patients in Ukraine

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Engagement with HIV medical care is critical to successful HIV treatment and prevention efforts. However, in Ukraine, delays in the timely initiation of HIV treatment hamper viral suppression.
Tetiana Kiriazova, Oleksandr Postnov, Trista Bingham, Janet Myers, Timothy Flanigan, Charles Vitek, Oleksandr Neduzhko   +6 more
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“Linkage to care” among people living with HIV – definition in the era of “universal test and treat” in a sub-Sahara African setting

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021
BACKGROUND Prompt linkage to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care after diagnosis is of utmost importance for individual health and reduction of HIV transmission. Different definitions for “linkage to care” have challenged comparisons as a
Raphael Magnolini, Elizabeth Senkoro, Fiona Vanobberghen, Maja Weisser   +3 more
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HepCare Plus: Enhancing Primary Care Identification and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus in High-Risk Individuals

Pathogens, 2022
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) disproportionately affects people who inject drugs, migrants, prisoners and the homeless. An integrated, peer-led model of care involving primary and secondary care is required to enhance the identification and treatment of HCV in
Tessa O’Gorman, John S. Lambert, Tina McHugh, Walter Cullen, Gordana Avramovic, Raffaele Federico, Bernard West, Brendan O’Kelly, Louise Vidal, Jeremy Farrell, John Broughan, Eileen O’Connor, James Woo   +12 more
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Hepatitis C Screening: Barriers to Linkage to Care [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology, 2019
Background and Aims: Hepatitis C (HCV) is a medical and public health concern. Once infected individuals are identified, management includes not only education but also the use of antiviral therapy. Although screening for HCV is readily available, barriers exist which prevent assessment and treatment in individuals potentially infected with HCV ...
Saab, Sammy, Challita, Youssef P., Najarian, Lisa M., Guo, Rong, Saggi, Satvir S., Choi, Gina   +5 more
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Correlates and cascade of HIV care in patients with psychiatric disorders in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2022
Background: The cascade of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care in patients with psychiatric disorders is poorly understood. Aim: This study determined the prevalence of HIV and described its cascade of care among patients with psychiatric disorders ...
Adila Aboobaker, Zukiswa Zingela, Oladele V. Adeniyi   +2 more
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Linkage to care and treatment for TB and HIV among people newly diagnosed with TB or HIV-associated TB at a large, inner city South African hospital. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
To assess the outcomes of linkage to TB and HIV care and identify risk factors for poor referral outcomes.Cohort study of TB patients diagnosed at an urban hospital.Linkage to care was determined by review of clinic files, national death register, and ...
Yara Voss De Lima, Denise Evans, Liesl Page-Shipp, Antonia Barnard, Ian Sanne, Colin N Menezes, Annelies Van Rie   +6 more
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Hepatitis C Virus Micro-Elimination Plan in Southern Italy: The “HCV ICEberg” Project

Pathogens, 2023
This study evaluates the feasibility of a local action program for HCV micro-elimination in highly endemic areas. Retrospective analysis: administrative and laboratory data (Local Health Unit, southern Italy) were integrated to quantize the anti-HCV ...
Carmine Coppola, Loreta A. Kondili, Laura Staiano, Simona Cammarota, Anna Citarella, Mirko Pio Aloisio, Angelo Annunziata, Francesca Futura Bernardi, Aldo D’Avino, Michele D’Orazio, Marianna Fogliasecca, Mario Fusco, Federica Pisano, Adriano Vercellone, Elvira Bianco, Ugo Trama   +15 more
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