Outcomes 10 Years After Implementing an Emergency Department Opt-out Bloodborne Virus Screening Program - Takeaways - MDSpire

Outcomes 10 Years After Implementing an Emergency Department Opt-out Bloodborne Virus Screening Program

  • By

  • Liam Townsend

  • Fiona Herraghty

  • Seán Brennan

  • Conor Grant

  • Wenzhou Wang

  • Anne Moriarty

  • Yvonne Lynagh

  • Lorraine Clancy

  • Antoinette Power

  • Brendan Crowley

  • Suzanne Norris

  • Darragh Shields

  • Colm Bergin

  • September 11, 2025

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    The opt-out BBV screening program in an urban emergency department began in July 2015 and has shown sustained acceptability with 81% participation.

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    Over ten years, there was no significant change in new diagnoses of HIV, HBV, or HCV, but a notable reduction in PCR-positive HCV diagnoses was observed.

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    Linkage to care for diagnosed patients was high, with 96% for HIV, 89% for HBV, and 95% for HCV, indicating effective follow-up services.

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    The program effectively identified active HCV cases among people who inject drugs, particularly those discharged directly from the emergency department.

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    Factors associated with new viremic HCV diagnoses included injection drug use and direct discharge from the emergency department without admission.

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Outcomes 10 Years After Implementing an Emergency Department Opt-out Bloodborne Virus Screening Program

  • by Liam Townsend, Fiona Herraghty, Seán Brennan, Conor Grant, Wenzhou Wang, Anne Moriarty, Yvonne Lynagh, Lorraine Clancy, Antoinette Power, Brendan Crowley, Suzanne Norris, Darragh Shields, Colm Bergin

  • September 11, 2025

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