Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who are actively injecting drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EJ Aspinall, S Corson, JS Doyle… - Clinical Infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Although guidelines recommend that people who inject drugs (PWID) should
not be excluded from hepatitis C (HCV) treatment, some services remain reluctant to treat …

[HTML][HTML] EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: management of hepatitis C virus infection

European Association For The Study Of The Liver - Journal of hepatology, 2014 - Elsevier
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease
worldwide. The long-term impact of HCV infection is highly variable, from minimal changes …

Patient adherence to antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B and C: a systematic review

FI Lieveld, LG van Vlerken, PD Siersema… - Annals of …, 2013 - medigraphic.com
Introduction. Poor adherence to treatment for various chronic diseases is a frequent
phenomenon. Current guidelines for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis …

Recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs

J Grebely, G Robaeys, P Bruggmann, A Aghemo… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In high income countries, the majority of new and existing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections
occur among people who inject drugs (PWID). In many low and middle income countries …

Recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs

G Robaeys, J Grebely, S Mauss… - Clinical Infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
In the developed world, the majority of new and existing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections
occur among people who inject drugs (PWID). The burden of HCV-related liver disease in …

The hepatitis C treatment experience: patients' perceptions of the facilitators of and barriers to uptake, adherence and completion

VA Sublette, SK Smith, J George, K McCaffery… - Psychology & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This study explores the perceptions of patients receiving treatment for Hepatitis C
to determine what factors influence their decision to commence treatment, ability to maintain …

Factors associated with uptake, adherence, and efficacy of hepatitis C treatment in people who inject drugs: a literature review

V Mravčík, L Strada, J Štolfa, V Bencko… - Patient preference …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction and methods Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are highly prevalent amongst
people who inject drugs (PWID). Despite well documented evidence of its effectiveness …

Relationship between adherence to hepatitis C virus therapy and virologic outcomes: a cohort study

V Lo Re III, V Teal, AR Localio, VK Amorosa… - Annals of internal …, 2011 - acpjournals.org
Background: Adherence to therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection has been incompletely examined. Objective: To evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Patients with severe mental illness and hepatitis C virus infection benefit from new pangenotypic direct-acting antivirals: Results of a literature review

L Gutiérrez-Rojas, JJ de la Gándara Martín… - … y Hepatología (English …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global health problem that can
results in cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and even death. HCV infection is 3–20-fold …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial and neurocognitive factors associated with hepatitis C–Implications for future health and wellbeing

DP Barreira, RT Marinho, M Bicho, R Fialho… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection involves changes not only from the point of
view of physical health, but also emotional, and social that have a significant impact on the …