Situation of hepatitis virus tests and measures to link test-positive individuals to specialists: a survey of institutions in Chiba, Japan, specializing in liver diseases

Kanzo Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.2957/kanzo.64.517

Masato Nakamura, Soichiro Kiyono, Kentaro Fujimoto, Tadayoshi Kogure, Sae Yumita, Keita Ogawa, Terunao Iwanaga, Miyuki Nakagawa, Kisako Fujiwara, Hiroaki Kanzaki, Keisuke Koroki, Masanori Inoue, Kazufumi Kobayashi, Naoya Kanogawa, Takayuki Kondo, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Ryo Nakagawa, Shingo Nakamoto, Ryosuke Muroyama, Jun Kato, Naoya Kato

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A questionnaire survey of medical institutions Chiba Prefecture, Japan, specializing in liver diseases was conducted. This study aimed to provide an overview of the current hepatitis virus tests situations and measures taken to link test-positive individuals to specialists. The positivity rate in these institutions was high, with 2.2% for hepatitis C antibody (HCVAb) and 0.9% for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Although many institutions (70%) had been employing linking measures, the consultation rate with hepatologists was low, with 7.6% and 14.3% for HCVAb- and for HBsAg-positive cases, respectively. Only half of the institutions disclosed that their measures were working well. These data suggested the importance of improving the system for determining test-positive individuals and promoting hepatologist consultation.

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肝炎病毒检测的情况和将检测阳性个体与专家联系起来的措施:对日本千叶专门研究肝病的机构的调查

对日本千叶县肝病专业医疗机构进行问卷调查。本研究旨在概述当前肝炎病毒检测情况，并采取措施将检测阳性个体与专家联系起来。这些机构的阳性率很高，丙型肝炎抗体(HCVAb)阳性率为2.2%，乙型肝炎表面抗原(HBsAg)阳性率为0.9%。尽管许多机构(70%)采取了联系措施，但向肝病学家咨询的比例很低，HCVAb阳性病例和hbsag阳性病例分别为7.6%和14.3%。只有一半的机构透露，它们的措施效果良好。这些数据表明，改善检测阳性个体的确定系统和促进肝病专家咨询的重要性。

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