We have reached single-visit testing, diagnosis, and treatment for hepatitis C infection, now what?
Introduction Progress toward hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination is impeded by low testing
and treatment due to the current diagnostic pathway requiring multiple visits leading to loss …
and treatment due to the current diagnostic pathway requiring multiple visits leading to loss …
Australia could miss the WHO hepatitis C virus elimination targets due to declining treatment uptake and ongoing burden of advanced liver disease complications
Australia was one of the first countries to introduce government-funded unrestricted access
to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, with 88,790 treated since March 2016. However …
to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, with 88,790 treated since March 2016. However …
A national programme to scale-up decentralised hepatitis C point-of-care testing and treatment in Australia
Comment www. thelancet. com/gastrohep Vol 8 March 2023 205 is hampered by current
diagnostic pathways requiring several visits and frequent loss to follow-up, amplified in key …
diagnostic pathways requiring several visits and frequent loss to follow-up, amplified in key …
Optimizing point-of-care testing strategies for diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in Australia: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis
Background Timely diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is critical to achieve
elimination goals. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing …
elimination goals. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing …
Consensus recommendations on the management of hepatitis C in Australia's prisons
RJ Winter, Y Sheehan, T Papaluca… - Medical Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Prison settings represent the highest concentration of prevalent hepatitis C
cases in Australia due to the high rates of incarceration among people who inject drugs …
cases in Australia due to the high rates of incarceration among people who inject drugs …
The importance of prisons in achieving hepatitis C elimination: insights from the Australian experience
Following the availability of highly effective direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) to treat hepatitis C
infection, the uptake of treatment by people living with hepatitis C rose dramatically in high …
infection, the uptake of treatment by people living with hepatitis C rose dramatically in high …
Prison‐based interventions are key to achieving HCV elimination among people who inject drugs in New South Wales, Australia: a modelling study
Abstract Background & Aims People who inject drugs (PWID) experience high incarceration
rates which are associated with increased hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission risk. We …
rates which are associated with increased hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission risk. We …
Hepatitis C incidence among patients attending primary care health services that specialise in the care of people who inject drugs, Victoria, Australia, 2009 to 2020
Background Monitoring trends in hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence is critical for evaluating
strategies aimed at eliminating HCV as a public health threat. We estimate HCV incidence …
strategies aimed at eliminating HCV as a public health threat. We estimate HCV incidence …
Point-of-Care Testing for Hepatitis C in the Priority Settings of Mental Health, Prisons, and Drug and Alcohol Facilities—the PROMPt Study
EM McCartney, L Ralton, J Dawe… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background A barrier to hepatitis C virus (HCV) cure is conventional testing. The aim of this
study was to evaluate the effect of HCV antibody and RNA point-of-care testing (POCT) on …
study was to evaluate the effect of HCV antibody and RNA point-of-care testing (POCT) on …
Becoming posthuman: Hepatitis C, the race to elimination and the politics of remaking the subject
K Seear, E Lenton - Health Sociology Review, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hepatitis C has long been a public health problem in Australia.'Revolutionary'new drugs
with the potential to cure hepatitis C have now emerged. The Australian government has …
with the potential to cure hepatitis C have now emerged. The Australian government has …