Managing patients with hepatitis C

1993 ◽  
Vol 31 (16) ◽  
pp. 61-62 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
The Uk

All blood donated in the UK is tested for antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV), and 1 in 1800 samples is confirmed positive.1 Blood from anti-HCV positive donors is discarded to avoid transmission of the virus, and in most centres these donors are contacted and advised to see their general practitioners. In this article we discuss the management of patients found to be anti-HCV positive either through the blood donor service or as a result of investigations for other indications.

scholarly journals Screening for anti HCV

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Mehboob
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Screening Strategy ◽  
Medical Ward ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Purpose of this study is to evaluate the different indications for screening for Anti HCV. This study was carried out in outdoor and indoor department of North Medical Ward of Mayo Hospital, Lahore. This is a non-interventional observational study. Two hundred patients ELISA proved HCV infection were evaluated to find out what were the different circumstances or symptomatology when tests for HCV infection were advised. So that a screening strategy can be formed. As hepatitis C virus infection has varied presentation and clinical features, the general practitioners, physicians, dermatologists and psychiatrists should be conscious about it an advise for Anti HCV detection whenever it is suspected. Screening of the early cases is beneficial both for the patients and its relatives.

The cost-effectiveness of daclatasvir-based regimens for the treatment of hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 and 4 in the UK

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phil McEwan ◽  
Hayley Bennett ◽  
Thomas Ward ◽  
Samantha Webster ◽  
Jason Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Genotypes ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Cost

Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in a blood donor population

Transfusion ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Richards ◽  
P Holland ◽  
K Kuramoto ◽  
C Douville ◽  
R Randell
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Donor Population

Use and acceptability of salivary hepatitis C virus testing in an English Young Offender Institution

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1234-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Candfield ◽  
Mannampallil I Samuel ◽  
David Ritchie ◽  
Candice McDonald ◽  
Michael Brady ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Young Offender ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Hcv Testing

People held in prison are at a high risk of having hepatitis C virus (HCV) and there is a public health drive in the UK to increase HCV testing in prisons and Young Offender Institutions (YOIs), with opt-out testing. There is an oral antibody test for HCV; this project aims to determine its acceptability in an English YOI setting. This project offered HCV oral point-of-care testing (POCT) using the OraQuick® test to 107 male young offenders attending a sexual health service at an English YOI, monitoring HCV positivity and evaluating acceptability. It also investigated young offenders’ histories of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and drug use. Mean age was 19.1 years. A total of 80.4% reported lifetime drug use and 0.9% reported lifetime drug injection. A total of 19.6% reported previous STIs. One patient (0.9%) was positive for HCV on OraQuick® testing. All patients found the POCT acceptable and one stated he would have refused a fingerprick test had it been the only test available for HCV testing. Salivary rapid HCV testing is acceptable among English YOI inmates. It is not as sensitive or specific as standard HCV tests and is more expensive. In our cohort, HCV positivity was low.

scholarly journals Hepatitis C virus in autoimmune liver disease in the UK: aetiological agent or artefact?

Gut ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 542-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
B P Rowan ◽  
A Smith ◽  
D Gleeson ◽  
L P Hunt ◽  
T W Warnes
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Autoimmune Liver Disease ◽  
Aetiological Agent ◽  
The Uk

Prevalence of hepatitis “C” virus carriage in non-selected, otherwise healthy patients attending general practitioners in South London

1991 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. S167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Sallie ◽  
Ruth King ◽  
A.Eduardo Silva ◽  
Heather Smith ◽  
Christopher Tibbs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
General Practitioners

A shift in the Hepatitis C virus genotype dominance in blood donor samples from Thailand

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 4287-4290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anchalee Sistayanarain ◽  
Duangkamol Kunthalert ◽  
Yaovaluk Vipsoongnern
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Virus Genotype
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