2024
Outcomes of a 1‐Year Pilot Study Implementing Universal Hepatitis Delta Virus Testing Among Veterans With Chronic Hepatitis B
Wong R, Liao M, Chen Y, Kwan M, Lee J, Jou J, Lim J, Cheung R. Outcomes of a 1‐Year Pilot Study Implementing Universal Hepatitis Delta Virus Testing Among Veterans With Chronic Hepatitis B. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2024, 31: 768-770. PMID: 39101377, DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic hepatitis BAnti-HDVRNA testingHepatitis delta virusVeterans Affairs Health SystemUniversal testing approachAnti-HDV-positive patientsPilot studyChronic hepatitis B patientsProspective cohort studyHDV-RNA testsAnti-HDV antibodiesConsecutive CHB patientsRisk-based testingHealth systemDetectable HDV RNAChi-square testUS veteransDrug use historyCohort studyCirrhosis statusCHB patientsConsecutive adultsNo significant differenceAb positivity
2016
Disparities in hepatitis C testing in U.S. veterans born 1945–1965
Sarkar S, Esserman DA, Skanderson M, Levin FL, Justice AC, Lim JK. Disparities in hepatitis C testing in U.S. veterans born 1945–1965. Journal Of Hepatology 2016, 65: 259-265. PMID: 27130843, PMCID: PMC4955712, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnited States Preventative Services Task ForceHCV testingHCV antibodiesRisk factorsHepatitis C virus testingHepatitis C virus infectionHealth systemVeterans Administration Health SystemBirth cohort testingHCV testing practicesHepatitis C testingNational screening policyPositive HCV RNAPredictors of testingC virus infectionVA health systemAdvanced liver fibrosisVeterans Administration dataCorporate Data WarehouseHCV positivityHCV RNAAdvanced fibrosisHCV testLiver fibrosisVirus infection