Attachment I – Optional Viral Hepatitis Testing During NHBS-Trans: Year 2
The following is a list of resources that are typically requested to complete the optional viral hepatitis testing activity during NHBS-Trans for one year.
Personnel
- Field staff (part-time) with sufficient level of effort for the following activities:
- Phlebotomy
- Data manager (part-time) to perform viral hepatitis data management duties
Supplies
- Hepatitis C rapid test kits
- Supplies for blood specimen collection (for example, butterfly blood draw sets, vacutainer tubes, tube racks, personal protective equipment, centrifuge (if required))
- Supplies for shipping or transfer of specimens to participating laboratory (for example, packaging, cooler)
Laboratory Testing
- Hepatitis C RNA tests (RNA PCR testing among all participants to detect acute HCV infection)
- Hepatitis B core antibody
- Hepatitis B surface antigen
- Hepatitis B surface antibody
Other
- Viral hepatitis testing incentives (for example, $10*350 participants)
- Shipping or transfer of blood specimens to participating laboratory
- Storage of samples at participating laboratory until testing is performed (if necessary)