Robaeys, G.; Grebely, J.; Mauss, S.; Bruggmann, P.; Moussalli, J.; De Gottardi, Andrea; Swan, T.; Arain, A.; Kautz, A.; Stover, H.; Wedemeyer, H.; Schaefer, M.; Taylor, L.; Backmund, M.; Dalgard, O.; Prins, M.; Dore, G. J. (2013). Recommendations for the Management of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs. Clinical infectious diseases, 57(Suppl 2), S129-S137. Oxford University Press 10.1093/cid/cit302
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In the developed world, the majority of new and existing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections occur among people who inject drugs (PWID). The burden of HCV-related liver disease in this group is increasing, but treatment uptake among PWID remains low. Among PWID, there are a number of barriers to care that should be considered and systematically addressed, but these barriers should not exclude PWID from HCV treatment. Furthermore, it has been clearly demonstrated that HCV treatment is safe and effective across a broad range of multidisciplinary healthcare settings. Given the burden of HCV-related disease among PWID, strategies to enhance HCV assessment and treatment in this group are urgently needed. These recommendations demonstrate that treatment among PWID is feasible and provides a framework for HCV assessment, management, and treatment. Further research is needed to evaluate strategies to enhance assessment, adherence, and SVR among PWID, particularly as new treatments for HCV infection become available.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Hepatology |
UniBE Contributor: |
De Gottardi, Andrea |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1058-4838 |
Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Lilian Karin Smith-Wirth |
Date Deposited: |
16 Jun 2014 15:44 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:35 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1093/cid/cit302 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
HCV, HIV, drug users, guidelines, injecting, injection |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.53748 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/53748 |
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