Impact of Direct-Acting Antivirals on the Burden of HCV Infection Among Persons Who Inject Drugs and Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

Salazar-Vizcaya, Luisa; Wandeler, Gilles; Fehr, Jan; Braun, Dominique; Cavassini, Matthias; Stoeckle, Marcel; Bernasconi, Enos; Hoffmann, Matthias; Rougemont, Mathieu; Béguelin, Charles; Rauch, Andri (2018). Impact of Direct-Acting Antivirals on the Burden of HCV Infection Among Persons Who Inject Drugs and Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 5(7), ofy154. Oxford University Press 10.1093/ofid/ofy154

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In the Swiss HIV Cohort Study, the number of people who inject drugs with replicating hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection decreased substantially after the introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). Among men who have sex with men, the increase in DAA uptake and efficacy was counterbalanced by frequent incident HCV infections.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
UniBE Contributor:	Salazar Vizcaya, Luisa Paola, Wandeler, Gilles, Béguelin, Charles Antoine, Rauch, Andri
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services
ISSN:	2328-8957
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Language:	English
Submitter:	Tanya Karrer
Date Deposited:	14 Aug 2018 16:57
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:16
Publisher DOI:	10.1093/ofid/ofy154
PubMed ID:	30027103
Additional Information:	Charles Béguelin and Andri Rauch contributed equally to this work
Uncontrolled Keywords:	DAA HCV MSM PWID viral replication
BORIS DOI:	10.7892/boris.118974
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/118974

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