A global systematic review of hepatitis C elimination efforts through micro-elimination

JV Lazarus, CA Picchio, CJ Byrne… - Seminars in liver …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Microelimination targets specific subpopulations and/or geographic settings for hepatitis C
virus (HCV) elimination. This review reports on global HCV microelimination literature …

Novel hepatitic C virus (HCV) diagnosis and treatment delivery systems: facilitating HCV elimination by thinking outside the clinic

S Bajis, TL Applegate, J Grebely… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The World Health Organization has set a goal to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection as public health threat by 2030. Although the advent of highly effective and …

Elimination of hepatitis C virus infection among people who use drugs: ensuring equitable access to prevention, treatment, and care for all

J Grebely, B Hajarizadeh, JV Lazarus… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
There have been major strides towards the World Health Organization goal to eliminate
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as a global public health threat. The availability of simple …

Outcomes of the CT2 study: A 'one‐stop‐shop'for community‐based hepatitis C testing and treatment in Yangon, Myanmar

BL Draper, H Htay, A Pedrana, WL Yee… - Liver …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background With the advent of low‐cost generic direct‐acting antivirals (DAA), hepatitis C
(HCV) elimination is now achievable even in low‐/middle‐income settings. We assessed the …

Outcomes of real-world integrated HCV microelimination for people who inject drugs: an expansion of the Punjab model

RK Dhiman, GS Grover, M Premkumar, A Roy… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The prevalence of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in People Who Inject Drugs
(PWID) is 8-10% as compared to 3· 6% in the general population in Punjab, India. We …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of liver diseases: a review from Iran

A Anushiravani, SG Sepanlou - Middle East Journal of Digestive …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been an increase in the burden of liver diseases in Iran, with an increasing trend
from communicable to non-communicable diseases. Almost 5400 deaths were due to …

Timely hepatitis C RNA testing and treatment in the era of direct-acting antiviral therapy among people with hepatitis C in New South Wales, Australia

MT Yousafzai, M Alavi, H Valerio, B Hajarizadeh… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to identify the factors associated with timely (within four weeks) HCV RNA
testing and timely (within six months) DAA initiation following HCV notification in the DAA …

A multi‐site, nurse‐coordinated hepatitis C model of care in primary care and community services in Melbourne, Australia

BL Harney, B Whitton, E Paige, R Brereton… - Liver …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment through primary care and community‐
based services will be a critical component of HCV elimination. We evaluated a nurse …

Reaching hard-to-reach people who use drugs: a community-based strategy for the elimination of hepatitis C

N Nagot, M D'ottavi, C Quillet… - Open forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who use drugs (PWUD)
remains a challenge even in countries in which HCV care is provided free of cost. We …

Transformation of identity in substance use as a pathway to recovery and the potential of treatment for hepatitis C: a systematic review

SR Donaldson, A Radley, JF Dillon - Addiction, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aim People who inject drugs are at high risk of contracting hepatitis C
(HCV). The introduction of direct acting antiviral (DAA) drugs to treat HCV has the potential …