Stages of care for patients with chronic hepatitis C at a hospital in southern Brazil.

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is defined as a public health problem by the World Health Organization (WHO) and since then has defined targets through the HCV elimination. The HCV cascade of care highlights the progress towards these goals and essential interventions that need to be delivered along this continuum care.

Aim: To document the treatment cascade for patients with HCV infection at the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição (HNSC), defining the percentage of antibody-positive patients who collected molecular biology tests (polymerase chain reaction), attended outpatient clinic assistance, underwent treatment, and achieved a virologic cure termed sustained virologic response (SVR).