Hepatitis C Surveillance With Linkage to Care of Patients From Non-ID Departments in Jiangsu

Inclusion Criteria

• •Retrospective cohort:
• •1. ≥ 18 years of age.
• •2. Inpatients from non-infectious department.
• •3. Documentation of laboratory test indicating positive HCV antibody.
• •Prospective cohort:
• •1. ≥ 18 years of age.
• •2. Inpatients from non-infectious departments.
• •3. Patients who meet the requirement of HCV antibody screening:
• •1. patients with high risk possibility of HCV infection.
• •2. patients who will have special or invasive medical operation.
• •3. patients with unexplained abnormal liver biochemical laboratory results.