title: Audit of hepatitis C antibody requests made by a genito-urinary department.
abstract: Requests for hepatitis C antibodies (HCV Ab) made by the Oxford Department of Genito-urinary (GU) Medicine were audited against national guidelines to determine how the service performed and to develop locally applicable standards. This resulted in more effective screening and cost savings.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Department of Genito-urinary Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK. drpmw70@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D008485:Medical Audit; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000592:standards*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies