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| Title |
The future of viral hepatitis testing: innovations in testing technologies and approaches
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-017-2775-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rosanna W. Peeling, Debrah I. Boeras, Francesco Marinucci, Philippa Easterbrook |
| Abstract |
A large burden of undiagnosed hepatitis virus cases remains globally. Despite the 257 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, and 71 million with chronic viraemic HCV infection, most people with hepatitis remain unaware of their infection. Advances in rapid detection technology have created new opportunities for enhancing access to testing and care, as well as monitoring of treatment. This article examines a range of other technological innovations that can be leveraged to provide more affordable and simplified approaches to testing for HBV and HCV infection and monitoring of treatment response. These include improved access to testing through alternative sampling methods (use of dried blood spots, oral fluids, self-testing) and combination rapid diagnostic tests for detection of HIV, HBV and HCV infection; more affordable options for confirmation of virological infection (HBV DNA and HCV RNA) such as point-of-care molecular assays, HCV core antigen and multi-disease polyvalent molecular platforms that make use of existing centralised laboratory based or decentralised TB and HIV instrumentation for viral hepatitis testing; and finally health system improvements such as integration of laboratory services for procurement and sample transportation and enhanced data connectivity to support quality assurance and supply chain management. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 14% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 5% |
| Egypt | 1 | 5% |
| Colombia | 1 | 5% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 5% |
| Greece | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Unknown | 9 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 82% |
| Scientists | 3 | 14% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 180 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 180 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 30 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 14 | 8% |
| Other | 29 | 16% |
| Unknown | 60 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 11 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 34 | 19% |
| Unknown | 73 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 30. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 October 2022.
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#1,306,985
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Outputs from BMC Infectious Diseases
#310
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#26,469
of 336,295 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Infectious Diseases
#4
of 135 outputs
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