The new paradigm of hepatitis C therapy: integration of oral therapies into best practices

NH Afdhal, S Zeuzem, RT Schooley… - Journal of viral …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging data indicate that all‐oral antiviral treatments for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)
will become a reality in the near future. In replacing interferon‐based therapies, all‐oral …

Limited uptake of hepatitis C treatment among injection drug users

SH Mehta, BL Genberg, J Astemborski… - Journal of community …, 2008 - Springer
We characterized hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment knowledge, experience and barriers in a
cohort of community-based injection drug users (IDUs) in Baltimore, MD. In 2005, a …

Optimizing assessment and treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in illicit drug users: a novel model incorporating multidisciplinary care and peer support

J Grebely, E Knight, KA Genoway… - European journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objectives We evaluated assessment and treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among illicit
drug users accepting referral to a weekly HCV peer-support group at a multidisciplinary …

Barriers to hepatitis C antiviral therapy in HIV/HCV co-infected patients in the United States: a review

CU Oramasionwu, HN Moore… - AIDS patient care and …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
This review synthesized the literature for barriers to HCV antiviral treatment in persons with
HIV/HCV co-infection. Searches of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Web of Science were …

Limited effectiveness of antiviral treatment for hepatitis C in an urban HIV clinic

SH Mehta, GM Lucas, LB Mirel, M Torbenson… - Aids, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate predictors and trends of referral for hepatitis C virus (HCV) care, clinic
attendance and treatment in an urban HIV clinic. Design and methods: A retrospective …

Treatment uptake and outcomes among current and former injection drug users receiving directly observed therapy within a multidisciplinary group model for the …

J Grebely, K Genoway, M Khara, F Duncan… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Injection drug use accounts for the majority of incident and prevalent cases of hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection. However, very few injection drug users (IDUs) have received treatment …

Factors associated with specialist assessment and treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in New South Wales, Australia

J Grebely, J Bryant, P Hull, M Hopwood… - Journal of viral …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Assessment and treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the community remains low. We
evaluated factors associated with HCV specialist assessment and treatment in a cross …

Direct acting antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Denmark: factors associated with and barriers to treatment initiation

C Sølund, S Hallager, MS Pedersen… - Scandinavian journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: We describe factors associated with and barriers to initiation of Direct Acting
Antiviral (DAA) treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C, who fulfill national fibrosis …

Quality of life, symptomatology and healthcare utilization in HIV/HCV co-infected drug users in Miami

MK Baum, DT Jayaweera, R Duan, S Sales… - Journal of addictive …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
HIV/HCV co-infection is becoming one of the main causes of death in HIV+ persons. We
determined quality of life, clinical symptoms and health care utilization in HIV mono-infected …

Factors associated with uptake of treatment for recent hepatitis C virus infection in a predominantly injecting drug user cohort: The ATAHC Study

J Grebely, K Petoumenos, GV Matthews… - Drug and alcohol …, 2010 - Elsevier
Despite that the majority of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection occurs among injection drug
users (IDUs), little is known about HCV treatment uptake in this group, particularly during …