Background The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem and a leading
cause of chronic liver disease. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and …

Abreviaturas usadas en este Trabajo: IC: intervalo de confianza; RVT: respuesta virológica
temprana; TAAA: terapia antirretroviral altamente activa; IHA: índice histiológico activo; VIH …

Background The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem and a leading
cause of chronic liver disease. 5 An estimated 180 million people are infected worldwide. 6 …

Injecting drug use is the main risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission in most developed
countries. HCV antiviral treatment (peginterferon‐α+ ribavirin) has been shown to be cost …

Psychiatric disorders or drug addiction are often regarded as contraindications against the
use of interferon alfa (IFN-α) in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Our aim was to obtain …

Care of patients with chronic hepatitis C and HIV co-infecti... : AIDS Care of patients with chronic
hepatitis C and HIV co-infection: recommendations from the HIV–HCV International Panel …

Injection drug use accounts for most of the incident infections with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in
the United States and other developed countries. HCV infection is a complex and …

Hepatitis C viral infection is a global health problem that affects approximately 4 million
people in the United States. Combination treatment with pegylated interferon (IFN)-α plus …

Abstract BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is both prevalent and
undertreated. OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers to HCV treatment in primary care practice …

Most of the estimated 125,000 injection drug users (IDUs) in Canada use illicit opioids and
are outside treatment (ie, methadone maintenance treatment). Empirical data suggest that …