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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2020; 26(32): 4878-4888
Published online Aug 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i32.4878
Published online Aug 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i32.4878
Patient ID | OraQuick® | anti-HCV | Anti-HCV levels |
84 | Positive | ||
195 | Positive | ||
263 | Positive | Positive | 11 < |
267 | Positive | Positive | 11 < |
333 | Positive | ||
348 | Positive | Positive | 11 < |
373 | Positive | Positive | 11 < |
374 | Positive | Positive | 11 < |
410 | Positive | Positive | 11 < |
413 | Negative | Positive | 1.35 |
422 | Negative | Positive | 9.67 |
424 | Positive | Positive | 11 < |
426 | Positive | ||
428 | Positive | Positive | 11 < |
435 | Positive | ||
490 | Positive | 11 < | |
515 | Positive | 11 < |
HCV negative (% of patients, n = 524) | HCV positive (% of patients, n = 17) | P value | |
Males | 52 | 93.8 | 0.001 |
Born in the former USSR | 77.9 | 47.1 | 0.003 |
PWID | 1.1 | 82.4 | < 0.001 |
Served time in prison | 8.6 | 64.7 | < 0.001 |
HIV | 1.7 | 23.5 | < 0.001 |
MSM | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.212 |
Received blood products prior to 1992 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.213 |
Mother with HCV infection | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.546 |
Received organ transplant prior to 1992 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.857 |
Chronic kidney disease | 7.1 | 5.9 | 0.85 |
Univariate logistic regression | Multivariate logistic regression | |||||
Variable | Exp (b) | 95%CI | P value | Exp (b) | 95%CI | P value |
Gender (female vs male) | 0.072 | 0.009-0.55 | 0.011 | 0.578 | 0.043-7.71 | 0.679 |
PWID (yes vs no) | 402.889 | 91.3-1777.1 | < 0.001 | 188.95 | 33.88-1053.82 | < 0.001 |
Served time in prison (yes vs no) | 19.515 | 6.89-55.25 | < 0.001 | 4.076 | 0.623-26.67 | 0.143 |
HIV (yes vs no) | 17.6 | 4.8-64.6 | < 0.001 | 5.32 | 0.242-116.78 | 0.289 |
Born in the former USSR (yes vs no) | 0.25 | 0.09-0.67 | 0.006 | 0.562 | 0.092-3.42 | 0.532 |
- Citation: Houri I, Horowitz N, Katchman H, Weksler Y, Miller O, Deutsch L, Shibolet O. Emergency department targeted screening for hepatitis C does not improve linkage to care. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(32): 4878-4888
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i32/4878.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i32.4878