What is it about?
We investigated the HCV cascade of care and identified factors associated with loss or absence to follow-up of blood donors diagnosed with hepatitis C who were referred for medical follow-up and treatment.
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Why is it important?
Our study identified significant barriers to care of HCV-infected blood donors after diagnosis, highlighting multiple opportunities for improvement along the hepatitis C cascade of care in Brazil.
Perspectives
We reinforce the need to establish strong links between primary care and reference center. Additionaly, we highlighted the need to improve access to specialists and treatments to succesfully treat patients with hepatitis C and break the infection chain of this virus, not only in Brazil but also in other countries where hepatites C is a prevalent infection.
Dr Cesar de Almeida-Neto
Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo
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This page is a summary of: Hepatitis C among blood donors: cascade of care and predictors of loss to follow-up, Revista de Saúde Pública, January 2017, FapUNIFESP (SciELO),
DOI: 10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006468.
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