HepCdetect I

HepCdetect I: Estudio de mejora del diagnóstico precoz del Hepatitis C transmitido por vía sexual en grupos vulnerables en un centro comunitario de cribado voluntario en Catalunya.

  • IP: Elisa Martró, grupo 27.
  • Financia: Gilead España.
  • Código identificador del proyecto: GLD14-00274
  • Objetivos: General: to describe and assess the potential benefits of a community-based one-step HCV screening and confirmatory strategy for MSW, TWSW and HIV-negative MSM in Barcelona using an HCV-RNA detection assay on DBS. Específico: (i) to describe the validation of this HCV-RNA assay, (ii) to describe the implementation of the strategy, and (iii) to describe the encountered HCV prevalence and associated factors.
  • Productos:
    • Saludes et al. Community-based screening of hepatitis C with a one-step RNA detection algorithm from dried-blood spots: Analysis of key populations in Barcelona, Spain J Viral Hepat 2017.