Point-of-Care Tests for Hepatitis B Are Associated with A Higher Linkage to Care and Lower Cost Compared to Venepuncture Sampling During Outreach Screenings in an Asian Migrant Population

• Päätekijät: Erwin Ho (Tekijä), Peter Michielsen (Tekijä), Pierre Van Damme (Tekijä), Margareta Ieven (Tekijä), Irene Veldhuijzen (Tekijä), Thomas Vanwolleghem (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Ubiquity Press, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: This study compares venepuncture versus point-of-care (POC) HBsAg tests on screening cost and linkage to care in prospective outreach screenings in an Asian population in three major cities in Belgium between 10/2014 and 5/2018. Methods: Two community outreach screening programs were org...