DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002107 ISSN: 1537-4521
Risk-Based versus Universal Screening Practices for the Hepatitis C Virus at a Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic
Harrison Martin, Natalie Fenn, Amanda Maguire-Wilkerson, Alexi Almonte, Amy Nunn, Philip A. ChanABSTRACT
We evaluated hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening practices at a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Rhode Island. Risk-based HCV screening generated fewer tests than universal screening but may have missed infections in men who have sex with men. Injection drug use was most strongly associated with positive HCV antibody tests.