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

HCV point of care screening in people tested for SARS-CoV-2 in a social-housing neighbourhood of Milan, Italy Keywords: awareness; COVID-19; diagnosis; elimination strategy; hepatitis C; rapid test EN awareness COVID-19 diagnosis elimination strategy hepatitis C rapid test 251 255 5 01/04/23 20230101 NES 230101 Key points In our study, we assessed the antibody positivity for hepatitis C using point-of-care-testing in subjects undergoing COVID-19 screening in the San Siro social-housing neighbourhood of Milan which is characterized by a multi-ethnical population and low socio-economic status. Milestones to reach hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination in Italy: from free-of-charge screening to regional roadmaps for an HCV-free nation. [Extracted from the article]