Hepatitis C among blood donors: cascade of care and predictors of loss to follow-up

• Main Authors: Soraia Mafra Machado (Author), Cesar de Almeida Neto (Author), João Renato Rebello Pinho (Author), Fernanda de Mello Malta (Author), Ligia Capuani (Author), Aléia Faustina Campos (Author), Fatima Regina Marques Abreu (Author), Ana Catharina de Seixas Santos Nastri (Author), Rúbia Anita Ferraz Santana (Author), Ester Cerdeira Sabino (Author), Maria Cássia Mendes-Correa (Author)
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• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the HCV cascade of care and to identify the factors associated with loss or absence to follow-up of patients identified as infected with hepatitis C through blood donation. METHODS Blood donors from 1994 to 2012, identified with positive anti- HCV by enzyme immunoas...