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Comment
. 2023 Jan;43(1):251-255.
doi: 10.1111/liv.15375. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

HCV point of care screening in people tested for SARS-CoV-2 in a social-housing neighbourhood of Milan, Italy

Martina Beltrami  1   2 , Gabriele Pagani  3 , Federico Conti  1   2 , Laura Pezzati  1   2 , Giacomo Casalini  1   2 , Rossana Rondanin  4 , Andrea Prina  4 , Antonino Zagari  5 , Massimo Galli  1   2 , Andrea Giacomelli  1
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HCV point of care screening in people tested for SARS-CoV-2 in a social-housing neighbourhood of Milan, Italy

Martina Beltrami et al. Liver Int. 2023 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; awareness; diagnosis; elimination strategy; hepatitis C; rapid test.

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Conflict of interest statement

AG has received consultancy fees from Mylan and non‐financial educational support from Gilead. MG has received grants and fees for speaker bureaux, advisory boards and CME activities from BMS, ViiV, MSD, AbbVie, Gilead, Janssen and Roche. RR and AP are employees of Medispa SRL. All other authors have nothing to declare.

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Graphical representation of subjects reporting a previous HCV infection in the questionnaire according to be tested positive or negative at HCV Ab RICTs. RICTs, rapid immunochromatographic test.
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