Hepatitis C virus screening to reveal a better picture of infection

Maria Cristina Medici; Claudio Galli; Adriana Calderaro

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2015.02.007

Hepatitis C virus screening to reveal a better picture of infection

Trends Microbiol. 2015 Jun;23(6):324-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.02.007.

Authors

Maria Cristina Medici¹, Claudio Galli², Adriana Calderaro³

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty and Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy, Viale Antonio Gramsci, 14-43126 Parma, Italy.
² Scientific Affairs, Abbott Diagnostics, via Amsterdam, 125-00144 Roma, Italy.
³ Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty and Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy, Viale Antonio Gramsci, 14-43126 Parma, Italy. Electronic address: adriana.calderaro@unipr.it.

PMID: 26047087
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.02.007

Abstract

Antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection will be the next revolution in clinical virology. Sensible planning for treatment is needed, starting with population-screening policies ideally using the HCV core antigen. This will result in a more defined picture of the silent spread of HCV.

Keywords: hepatitis C virus; population screening; testing algorithms.

MeSH terms

Europe
Hepacivirus / isolation & purification
Hepacivirus / pathogenicity
Hepatitis C / diagnosis*
Hepatitis C / drug therapy
Hepatitis C / epidemiology*
Hepatitis C / prevention & control
Hepatitis C, Chronic / diagnosis*
Hepatitis C, Chronic / drug therapy
Hepatitis C, Chronic / epidemiology*
Hepatitis C, Chronic / prevention & control
Humans
Mass Screening* / economics
United States