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Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care and treatment uptake for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: A systematic review
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In the direct acting antiviral treatment era, well-designed studies evaluating interventions to enhance a simplified care cascade are crucial in facilitating treatment scale-up.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Drug Policy.The article was published on 2017-09-01. It has received 158 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Clinical trial.read more
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Influencia de los trastornos psiquiátricos y la terapia de sustitución con opiáceos en el tratamiento del virus de la hepatitis c con antivirales de acción directa en usuarios de drogas por vía parenteral
José Carlos Fernández de Cañete Camacho,Antonio Mancebo Martínez,María Adela García Mena,José María Moreno Planas +3 more
TL;DR: The efectividad del tratamiento del virus of the hepatitis C (VHC) parece ser menor en usuarios de drogas por via parenteral (UDVP) as discussed by the authors.
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Costo-beneficio del trattamento con i farmaci antivirali ad azione diretta nei consumatori di sostanze con epatite C: una valutazione del percorso di point of care
TL;DR: The study demonstrates the point of care is an effective model of care able to reduce the barriers of treatment and to induce a "health return" in term of cost saving for the public health systems.
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Prevalence, Genotypic Distribution and the associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis C Infection in Pakistan Pediatric Patients
Muhammad Numan,Aizza Zafar,Humera Javed,Sonia Younas,Khalid Omer Abdalla Abosalif,Kashaf Junaid,Ayman Ali Mohammed Alameen,Abualgasim Elgaili Abdalla,Muhammad Usman Qamar,Hasan Ejaz +9 more
TL;DR: The primary risk factors associated with HCV transmission in children were family history, blood transfusion, surgical procedures, and history of injections, and HCV genotype 3a is the most common genotype in children.
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Coordinated assistance plan for the elimination of hepatitis C virus at the centro de ayuda integral al drogodependiente (CAID (Comprehensive Care Centre for Drug Addicts)).
Maria Luisa García,Raquel Gómez Perosanz,Juan Manuel Acedo Sanz,Alberto Delgado-Iribarren García-Campero,Itziar Claudio Domínguez,Angela Domenech Gómez-Imaz,Montserrat Pérez Encinas,Inés de la Fuente Hermosín,Aurora Fabero Jimenez,Conrado M Fernández Rodríguez +9 more
TL;DR: The new coordinated CAID-specialised care plan presents high effectiveness in comparison with the traditional referral system and the seroprevalence and prevalence of active infection in the CAID population is very high.
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Interventions to Improve Uptake of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Virus in Priority Populations: A Systematic Review
TL;DR: This systematic review sought to identify existing interventions designed to improve direct-acting antiviral (DAA) uptake among HCV infected women, people who inject drugs (PWID), men who have sex with men (MSM), and Indigenous peoples.
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