HCV-MOSAIC Score of Newsum for Identifying an HIV-Positive Male Who Is At Risk for Viral Hepatitis C (HCV)

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Newsum et al developed the HCV-MOSAIC score to help to identify an HIV-positive male who should be screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV). The authors are from Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, the University of New South Wales and the Public Health Service of Amsterdam.

Patient selection: HIV-positive male who has sex with males

Parameter:

(1) condomless receptive anal intercourse

(2) sharing of sex toys

(3) fisting without gloves

(4) injecting drug use

(5) sharing straws when snorting drugs

(6) self-reported ulcerative sexually-transmitted disease (STD)

Parameter	Finding	Points
condomless receptive anal intercourse	no	0
	yes	1.1
sharing of sex toys	no	0
	yes	1.2
fisting without gloves	no	0
	yes	0.9
injecting drug use	no	0
	yes	1.4
sharing straws	no	0
	yes	1.0
self-reported ulcerative STD	no	0
	yes	1.4

total score =

= SUM(points for all 6 parameters)

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 7.0

• A score >= 2.0 was used to should be tested for HCV.

Performance:

• The area under the ROC curve was 0.82.

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HCV-MOSAIC Score of Newsum for Identifying an HIV-Positive Male Who Is At Risk for Viral Hepatitis C (HCV)

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