Considerations for the Implementation of Point-of-Care Testing for the Diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB PreventionDivision of Viral Hepatitis
• Description:
  The programmatic considerations for the implementation point-of-care (POC) testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection detail the various considerations for what testing approach to use, where to implement different modalities of testing, and what strategies to use to pair HCV screening and testing with highly accessible treatment.
• Subjects:
  Diagnostic Tests, Routine Health Care Quality, Access, And Evaluation Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Virus Point-of-care Systems RNA, Viral Testing, Rapid
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• CIO:
  (NCHHSTP) National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention
• Division:
  Division of Viral Hepatitis
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  15 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e14e9d87cea5e0f1079a1ed72a2839a8bf0c259ec67fd453a851ac70a0f6d6a974e8e44cbc474621a0b034b0b12147d3ca4b0922df67bae9647fbd567329caa1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164804/cdc_164804_DS1.pdf
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