Awareness of HCV status and preferences for testing and treatment among people with recent injecting drug use at a peer-led needle and syringe program: the …

A Conway, P Read, R Gilliver, T McNaughton… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: New technologies and therapies allow the possibility of a single-visit test and
treat model for hepatitis C virus (HCV), addressing some of the barriers to care faced by …

Implementation of a mobile health clinic framework for hepatitis C virus screening and treatment: a descriptive study

L Rennert, KA Howard, CM Kickham… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Although treatment for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is effective, individuals
face access barriers. The utility of mobile health clinics (MHC), effective mechanisms for …

A surveillance-based hepatitis C care cascade, New York City, 2017

MS Moore, A Bocour, F Laraque… - Public Health …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The care cascade, a method for tracking population-level progression from
diagnosis to cure, is an important tool in addressing and monitoring the hepatitis C virus …

Evaluation of the Xpert HCV viral load finger-stick point-of-care assay

FMJ Lamoury, S Bajis, B Hajarizadeh… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA testing is advantageous, enabling diagnosis of
active infection in a single visit. This study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the …

The Copenhagen test and treat hepatitis C in a mobile clinic study: a protocol for an intervention study to enhance the HCV cascade of care for people who inject …

JV Lazarus, A Øvrehus, J Demant, L Krohn-Dehli… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Injecting drug use is the primary driver of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in
Europe. Despite the need for more engagement with care, people who inject drugs (PWID) …

[HTML][HTML] Peer outreach point-of-care testing as a bridge to hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs in Toronto, Canada

J Broad, K Mason, M Guyton, B Lettner… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs have high rates of hepatitis C (HCV) and yet many
remain undiagnosed and untreated. HCV treatment guidelines and elimination strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid hepatitis C testing among persons at increased risk for infection–Wisconsin, 2012–2013

LJ Stockman, SM Guilfoye, AL Benoit… - MMWR Morb Mortal …, 2014 - cdc.gov
An estimated 3.2 million persons in the United States have chronic infection with hepatitis C
virus (HCV)(1). Most new HCV transmissions occur among persons who inject drugs (2) …

Lessons learned from global hepatitis C elimination programs

S Handanagic, S Shadaker, J Drobeniuc… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In 2016, the World Health Organization introduced global targets for the care and
management of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health …

Deriving the optimal limit of detection for an HCV point-of-care test for viraemic infection: analysis of a global dataset

JM Freiman, J Wang, PJ Easterbrook… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Affordable point-of-care tests for hepatitis C (HCV) viraemia are needed
to improve access to treatment in low-and middle-income countries. Our aims were to …

[HTML][HTML] An on-site community-based model for hepatitis C screening, diagnosis, and treatment among people who inject drugs in Kerman, Iran: The Rostam study

A Mirzazadeh, S Hosseini-Hooshyar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection and its complications in many countries, including Iran. This pilot study aimed to …