ArticleAdvances in therapy2025
Road to Hepatitis C Elimination in Israel: Improvements in Linkage to Care (2009-2020).
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hepatitis C care across the cascade of care: a scoping review.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Implementation of a Hepatitis C Screening Program for At-Risk Former Soviet-Bloc Immigrants in a Large Health Maintenance Organization.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Efficiency of decentralized screening for hepatitis C in different healthcare settings: retrospective study over 6 years in southeastern Spain.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionDisrupted linkage to care is a major barrier to hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination leading to high attrition rates. This study aimed to describe (1) flow through the HCV care-cascade (2009-2020), and (2) monthly patterns in HCV care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (2020) in Israel.
methodsData were obtained from Maccabi Healthcare Services, a 2.6-million-member healthcare provider in Israel. Flow through the HCV care-cascade in 2009-2020 was described from individuals' first positive HCV antibody (Ab+) test to sustained virological response (SVR), and monthly data were obtained on individuals newly attaining a given stage in the HCV care-cascade in 2020.
resultsAmong 2809 new patients who were Ab+, 2651 (94.4%) had an HCV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, and 1417 (50.4%) were PCR+ during the study. Median time from Ab+ to PCR+ was 3.9 years, with 39.7% PCR+ within 12 months. Median time from PCR+ to HCV treatment was 3.3 years, with 639 (55.5%) of patients who were PCR+ purchasing direct-acting anti-viral agents (DAAs), and 413/416 patients attained SVR. A significant reduction was observed in the time from first HCV detection (Ab+) to HCV confirmation (PCR+) and from PCR+ test to HCV treatment purchase in the pre-DAA era compared to the post-DAA. Monthly data during 2020 (Part B) indicates a decline in the numbers of patients receiving HCV care during the first pandemic-related closure.
conclusionReal-world data from a nationally representative healthcare provider database suggest that HCV linkage to care improved over time alongside increased access to DAAs, despite observed declines in access to care in 2020.
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