Table 1 HCV testing volume variation before and after implementation of screening and infection rates at participating centers
From: Emergency department contribution to HCV elimination in the Iberian Peninsula
Hospital, city, country (period analyzed) | Number of tests/month at baseline, before the intervention (mean)* | Number of tests after the intervention (total) | Number of tests/month after the intervention (mean) | Increase in testing (%) | HCV Ab seroprevalence rate (%) | HCV RNA active infection rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital Dr. José de Almeida, Cascais, Portugal (Sept 2018–Sep 2021) | 27.6 | 38,357 | 1065 | 3759 | 1.5 | 0.56 |
Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, Funchal, Portugal (Aug 2020–Jan 2022) | 34.7 | 20,954 | 1164 | 3354 | 0.5 | 0.17 |
Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain (Feb 2020–Feb 2022) | 6.0 | 17,560 | 732 | 12,100 | 3.9 | 0.73 |
Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain (Aug 2021–Apr 2023) | 15.5 | 12,651 | 633 | 3984 | 1.7 | 0.35 |