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Hepatitis C virus core antigen: A potential alternative to HCV RNA testing among persons with substance use disorders.

Journal of substance abuse treatment - 1 Jul 2017

Talal Andrew H, Chen Yang, Zeremski Marija, Zavala Roberto, Sylvester Clewert, Kuhns Mary, Brown Lawrence S, Markatou Marianthi, Cloherty Gavin A

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BACKGROUND: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen (HCVcAg) may be an alternative diagnostic method to HCV RNA especially in populations such as substance users, the homeless or in resource-limited settings. AIMS: To evaluate performance of HCVcAg test in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) on methadone in order to document its performance characteristics in the target population and to ensure that its...

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PMID: 28554601
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.04.011

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