Hepatitis C screening and referral for further investigation and treatment in a tertiary care hospital
JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.14, no.6, pp.642-646, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 14 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.12584
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Page Numbers: pp.642-646
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: Hepatitis C virus infection is a major cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer worldwide. The knowledge of physicians about what should they do in case of any anti-HCV positivity in screening tests is of great importance. In this study the awareness and knowledge of physicians is evaluated by analyzing the rate of the referrals of anti-HCV positive patients to HCV RNA test and their treatment by different clinics.