Hepatitis C virus core antigen as alternative diagnostic algorithm for active hepatitis C virus infection among haemodialysis population: Cost implications

• Main Authors: Wong, Xue Zheng, Azzeri, Amirah, Gan, Chye Chung, Shabaruddin, Fatiha Hana, Dahlui, Maznah, Yahya, Rosnawati, Ganapathy, Shubash, Tan, Soek Siam, Mohamed, Rosmawati, Lim, Soo Kun
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25927/; https://doi.org/10.1111/nep.13862

Aims: In Malaysia, majority anti-HCV positive haemodialysis patients do not undergo hepatitis C confirmation due to the high cost of HCV RNA. HCV Core Antigen might be a cost-effective diagnostic test to identify HD patients who have active HCV infection eligible for Direct Acting Anti-viral therapy...