Time to Initiation of Hepatitis B Treatment is Reduced With the Use of the Xpert HBV Viral Load Kit.

IF 3.8 4区医学 Q2 IMMUNOLOGY

Open Forum Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2025-04-18 eCollection Date: 2025-05-01 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofaf238

Hailemichael Desalegn, Nega Berhe, Lasse Rossvoll, Fikadu Girma, Dawit Brhane, Ahmed Hussen, Waqtola Cheneke, Asgeir Johannessen

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Abstract

Timely initiation of hepatitis B virus treatment is essential for improving prognosis and outcomes. In Ethiopia, the use of the Xpert hepatitis B virus viral load kit significantly shortened the turnaround time compared to standard laboratory methods. By reducing the time to a treatment decision to 1 day, the Xpert kit allowed for quicker treatment initiation at lower costs, potentially saving lives that might otherwise be lost due to treatment delays.

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使用Xpert乙肝病毒载量检测试剂盒可缩短开始乙肝治疗的时间。

及时开始乙型肝炎病毒治疗对于改善预后和预后至关重要。在埃塞俄比亚，与标准实验室方法相比，使用Xpert乙型肝炎病毒载量试剂盒大大缩短了周转时间。通过将做出治疗决定的时间缩短至1天，Xpert试剂盒可以以更低的成本更快地开始治疗，从而可能挽救因治疗延误而失去的生命。

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Open Forum Infectious Diseases Medicine-Neurology (clinical)

CiteScore

6.70

自引率

4.80%

发文量

630

审稿时长

9 weeks

期刊介绍： Open Forum Infectious Diseases provides a global forum for the publication of clinical, translational, and basic research findings in a fully open access, online journal environment. The journal reflects the broad diversity of the field of infectious diseases, and focuses on the intersection of biomedical science and clinical practice, with a particular emphasis on knowledge that holds the potential to improve patient care in populations around the world. Fully peer-reviewed, OFID supports the international community of infectious diseases experts by providing a venue for articles that further the understanding of all aspects of infectious diseases.