Incorporating <scp>HIV</scp>/hepatitis B virus/hepatitis C virus combined testing into routine blood tests in nine <scp>UK</scp> Emergency Departments: the “Going Viral” campaign

Abstract

In the first study in the UK to report prospectively on BBV prevalence in the ED, we identified a high number of new viral hepatitis diagnoses, especially hepatitis C, in addition to the HIV diagnoses. Testing for HIV alone would have missed 54 viral hepatitis diagnoses (26 new), supporting further evaluation of routine BBV testing in UK EDs.