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dc.contributor.author | BIELEN, Rob | - |
dc.contributor.author | KOC, Ozgur | - |
dc.contributor.author | BUSSCHOTS, Dana | - |
dc.contributor.author | ROBAEYS, Geert | - |
dc.contributor.author | Aertgeerts, Bert | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bert, Vaes | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mamouris, Pavlos | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mathei, Catharina | - |
dc.contributor.author | Goderis, Geert | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nevens, Frederik | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-19T08:17:38Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-19T08:17:38Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | BMJ Open, 9(5) (Art N° e026464) | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2044-6055 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/29550 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives Chronic infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a major impact on mortality worldwide. Although effective treatments are available for both HBV and HCV infection, <50% of the patients are even diagnosed in Belgium. This study assessed the real-life testing—and diagnosis rate by general practitioners (GPs) in Flanders, Belgium. Setting We assessed the testing rate for HBV and HCV in 48 primary care practices with electronic medical records linked into one central registry in Flanders, Belgium. Participants The registry contains data of 440 140 patients over 20 years, which corresponds to 2.2% of the total Flemish population yearly. The primary care practices are distributed across Flanders and the patient population is representative for the distribution of age, gender and socioeconomic status at the community level. Results Of 440 140 patients included in the registry, 7892 (1.8%) patients were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and 7206 (1.6%) for hepatitis C antibody (HCV Ab) of whom 369 (4.7%) and 163 (2.3%) tested positive, respectively. Of 14 059 patients with chronic liver enzyme elevation, 1112 (7.9%) and 1395 (9.9%) were tested for HBsAg and HCV Ab, respectively. There was no improvement in testing rates over time. Conclusions This study demonstrates that real-life testing uptake for viral hepatitis B and C is suboptimal in the general practices in Flanders, even in patients with chronically elevated liver enzymes. As GPs play a crucial role in prevention, diagnosis and linkage to care, efforts and strategies to increase the testing uptake for HBV and HCV are urgently needed. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study is part of the ‘Limburg Clinical Research Program’(LCRP), supported by the foundation Limburg Sterk Merk, province of Limburg,Flemish government, Hasselt University, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg and Jessa Hospital. We would like to thank Eva Bollen, PhD, for her contribution in the creation of the figures.This work was supported by Gilead Sciences by an unrestricted grant to KULeuven | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.rights | Open access. properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. | - |
dc.subject.other | general practitioners; testing policy; viral hepatitis | - |
dc.title | Assessing testing rates for viral hepatitis B and C by general practitioners in Flanders, Belgium: a registry-based study. | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 9 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Article | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr | e026464 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026464 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | 000471192800190 | - |
item.validation | ecoom 2020 | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.fullcitation | BIELEN, Rob; KOC, Ozgur; BUSSCHOTS, Dana; ROBAEYS, Geert; Aertgeerts, Bert; Bert, Vaes; Mamouris, Pavlos; Mathei, Catharina; Goderis, Geert & Nevens, Frederik (2019) Assessing testing rates for viral hepatitis B and C by general practitioners in Flanders, Belgium: a registry-based study.. In: BMJ Open, 9(5) (Art N° e026464). | - |
item.accessRights | Open Access | - |
item.contributor | BIELEN, Rob | - |
item.contributor | KOC, Ozgur | - |
item.contributor | BUSSCHOTS, Dana | - |
item.contributor | ROBAEYS, Geert | - |
item.contributor | Aertgeerts, Bert | - |
item.contributor | Bert, Vaes | - |
item.contributor | Mamouris, Pavlos | - |
item.contributor | Mathei, Catharina | - |
item.contributor | Goderis, Geert | - |
item.contributor | Nevens, Frederik | - |
crisitem.journal.issn | 2044-6055 | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 2044-6055 | - |
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