Finding Cases of Hepatitis C for Treatment Using Automated Screening in the Emergency Department is Effective, but What Is the Cost?

Case detection remains a major challenge for hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination. We have previously published results from a pilot of an emergency department (ED) semiautomated screening program, SEARCH; Screening Emergency Admissions at Risk of Chronic HCV. Several refinements to SEARCH have been developed to streamline and reduce cost.

Routine screening of emergency admissions at risk of chronic hepatitis (SEARCH) identifies and links hepatitis B cases to care.

Background And Aims: Significant barriers exist with hepatitis B (HBV) case detection and effective linkage to care (LTC). The emergency department (ED) is a unique healthcare interaction where hepatitis screening and LTC could be achieved. We examined the efficacy and utility of automated ED HBV screening for Overseas Born (OB) patients.

[Immune response to influenza vaccination among peritoneal dialysis patients].

The influenza vaccination is considered useful in preventing influenza and its complications, but its efficacy is variable especially in uremia. The humoral efficacy in a group of 15 patients in peritoneal dialysis treatment has been evaluated. Antibody responses were measured before vaccination and at time intervals of 1-4 months after vaccination.

[Effectiveness of influenza vaccination in patients undergoing regular dialysis treatments].

Background: The influenza vaccination is considered useful in preventing influenza and its complications, but its efficacy is variable. Recent data on clinical effectiveness of influenza vaccination in renal patients are lacking.

Materials And Methods: The clinical efficacy in our Hemodialysis Unit during the last three years has been evaluated: 287 patients have been vaccinated.