The effect of introducing point-of-care or dried blood spot analysis on the uptake of hepatitis C virus testing in high-risk populations: A systematic review of the literature

Highlights • New testing methods for hepatitis C virus are needed to target high risk populations. • Dried blood spots and point of care testing both aim to reach these individuals. • We found evidence that dried blood spots may increase the frequency of HCV testing. • We found no evidence that poin...

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Published in:	The International journal of drug policy Vol. 26; no. 11; pp. 1050 - 1055
Main Authors:	Coats, Josh T, Dillon, John F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-11-2015 Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:	Blood tests Dried blood spot Dried Blood Spot Testing - statistics & numerical data Drug policy Hepacivirus Hepatitis Hepatitis C Hepatitis C - diagnosis Hepatitis C - therapy Humans Internal Medicine Medical diagnosis Medical Education Point of care Point-of-Care Systems Risk Substance Abuse, Intravenous Systematic review Testing Hepatitis C Point of care Dried blood spot Testing
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Summary:	Highlights • New testing methods for hepatitis C virus are needed to target high risk populations. • Dried blood spots and point of care testing both aim to reach these individuals. • We found evidence that dried blood spots may increase the frequency of HCV testing. • We found no evidence that point of care testing increases the frequency of testing.
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ISSN:	0955-3959 1873-4758
DOI:	10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.05.001