People Who Inject Drugs
INHSU 2017: People Who Use Drugs Should Be Prioritized for Hepatitis C Treatment
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- Category: People Who Inject Drugs
- Published on Thursday, 21 September 2017 00:00
- Written by INHSU
People who use drugs should be given high priority for antiviral treatment as a way to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health concern, according to a statement issued at the 6th International Symposium on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users, held earlier this month in Jersey City.
HR17: Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection Is Uncommon After Being Cured with DAAs
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- Category: HCV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 18 May 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Most people on opiate substitution therapy were successfully treated for hepatitis C with an interferon-free regimen of grazoprevir/elbasvir (Zepatier), and only a small number became reinfected during 3 years of follow-up, researchers reported at the 25th Harm Reduction International Conference this week in Montreal.
CROI 2017: Hepatitis C Treatment Can Be Provided Successfully at Syringe Exchange Sites
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- Category: People Who Inject Drugs
- Published on Thursday, 13 April 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Administering direct-acting antiviral therapy for people who inject drugs at a syringe exchange site led to high sustained response rates in a pilot study in New York City, researchers reported at the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle. Expanding treatment for this population could reduce hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission and ultimately help eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat.
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