Viral Hepatitis

Locations and Reasons for Initial Testing for Hepatitis C Infection — Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, United States, 2006-2010

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This report presents results of a survey to understand where and why individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection got their intial testing. An analysis of 2006–2010 survey results from 4,689 participants in the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study indicated that a substantial proportion of HCV-infected patients were tested only after clinical indications that their infection had progressed and became symptomatic.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Healthcare Associates HIV Manual

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This manual provides guidelines for treatment and health care maintenance of persons with HIV infection. It discusses testing and counseling, the initial evaluation of patients, initiating antiretroviral therapy, what drugs should be used, adverse reactions, and the issue of patient adherence to therapy. It also includes special considerations for treating pregnant women.

MMWR: Expanding Primary Care Capacity to Treat Hepatitis C Virus Infection Through an Evidence-Based Care Model--Arizona and Utah, 2012-2014

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This report describes the CDC- funded programs beginning September 2012 in Utah and Arizona to improve access to primary care providers with the capacity to manage and treat HCV infection. The programs were modeled on the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) developed by the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center in 2003 to build primary care capacity to treat disease among rural underserved populations through videoconferencing and case-based learning in “teleECHO” clinics.

MMWR: Early Identification and Linkage to Care of Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection––Three U.S. Sites, 2012-2014

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This report describes programs at three sites (New York, New York; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; and San Diego, California) that conducted hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing, in clinical or community settings, and referred for medical evaluation and care those persons whose hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test results were positive. During October 2012–March 2014, the three sites tested 4,727 persons for HBV infection; 310 (6.6%) were HBsAg-positive.

Expanding Primary Care Capacity to Treat Hepatitis C

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This report describes CDC-funded programs in Utah and Arizona to improve access to primary care providers with the ability to manage and treat HCV infection. The programs were modeled on the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) developed by the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center in 2003 to build primary care capacity to treat disease in rural underserved areas using videoconferencing and case based learning in “teleECHO” clinics.