Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EB Cunningham, A Wheeler, B Hajarizadeh… - The lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Despite the goal set by WHO to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public
health threat, uptake of HCV testing and treatment remains low. To achieve this target …

Direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among people who use or inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Hajarizadeh, EB Cunningham, H Reid… - The lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background There are concerns around poorer response to direct-acting antiviral (DAA)
therapy for hepatitis C virus infection among people who use drugs. This systematic review …

Global, regional, and country‐level estimates of hepatitis C infection among people who have recently injected drugs

J Grebely, S Larney, A Peacock, S Colledge… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims People who have recently injected drugs are a priority
population in efforts to achieve hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination. This study estimated the …

Decentralisation, integration, and task-shifting in hepatitis C virus infection testing and treatment: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

E Oru, A Trickey, R Shirali, S Kanters… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Increasing access to hepatitis C virus (HCV) care and treatment will require
simplified service delivery models. We aimed to evaluate the effects of decentralisation and …

Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission

GS Cooke, I Andrieux-Meyer, TL Applegate… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide.
Annual mortality from viral hepatitis is similar to that of other major infectious diseases such …

[HTML][HTML] Decreases in hepatitis C testing and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

HW Kaufman, L Bull-Otterson, WA Meyer III… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare services, reducing
opportunities to conduct routine hepatitis C virus antibody screening, clinical care, and …

Direct-acting antiviral therapies for hepatitis C infection: global registration, reimbursement, and restrictions

AD Marshall, AR Willing, A Kairouz… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have delivered high
response rates (> 95%) and simplified the management of HCV treatment, permitting non …

Elimination of HCV as a public health concern among people who inject drugs by 2030–What will it take to get there?

J Grebely, GJ Dore, S Morin… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Globally, there is a considerable burden of HCV and HIV infections among
people who inject drugs (PWID) and transmission of both infections continues. Needle and …

Hepatitis C point-of-care diagnostics: in search of a single visit diagnosis

J Grebely, TL Applegate, P Cunningham… - Expert review of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The availability of simple, tolerable, therapies for hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection with responses> 95% is one of the greatest medical advances in decades, offering …

Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection for people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EB Cunningham, A Wheeler, B Hajarizadeh… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background With the advent of direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapies for the treatment of
hepatitis C virus (HCV), the World Health Organization recommended a goal to eliminate …