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Multicenter Study
Extremely low hepatitis C prevalence among HIV co-infected individuals in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Anne Loarec, Valentina Carnimeo, Lucas Molfino, Walter Kizito, Winnie Muyindike, Isabelle Andrieux-Meyer, Suna Balkan, Yvonne Nzomukunda, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Janet Ousley, Helen Bygrave, and David Maman.
- Epicentre, Paris, France.
- AIDS. 2019 Feb 1; 33 (2): 353-355.
Abstract: A multicentric, retrospective case-series analysis (facility-based) in five sites across Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Uganda screened HIV-positive adults for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies using Oraquick rapid testing and viral confirmation (in three sites). The results reveal a substantially lower prevalence than previously reported for these countries, suggesting that targeted integration of HCV screening in African HIV programs may be more impactful than routine screening.
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