Testing for hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus/hepatitis D virus: Current scenarios and perspectives in Italy

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2026; 32(48): 121052
Published online Dec 28, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.121052

Table 3 Examples of intra-hospital screening and linkage to care programmes for hepatitis C virus infection

Study	Study design	Study period	Area	Setting	No. of subjects tested	No. of anti-HCV-positive subjects	No. of previously unknown HCV-positive subjects	Rate of linkage to care
Telepass study[39]	Retrospective/prospective	March 2017 to March 2018	Rome, Italy	Surgical units at a university hospital	12260	224	93	35/93 (37.6%)
Caserta model[40]	Prospective	January to December 2019	Caserta, Italy	Tertiary-level hospital	14396	529	276	276/276 (100%)
ICEberg project[38]	Retrospective phase	January 2018 to June 2022	Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Local health unit	49287	4415	Not available	3344/4415 (75.7%)
ICEberg project[38]	Prospective phase	September 2021 to October 2022	Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Local health unit	856	54	Not available	54/54 (100%)

HCV: Hepatitis C virus.

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Citation: Colapietro F, Brunetto MR, Coppola N, Fagiuoli S, Lampertico P. Testing for hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus/hepatitis D virus: Current scenarios and perspectives in Italy. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(48): 121052
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.121052

Colapietro F, Brunetto MR, Coppola N, Fagiuoli S, Lampertico P. Testing for hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus/hepatitis D virus: Current scenarios and perspectives in Italy. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(48): 121052 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.121052]

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