Opioid substitution therapy: lowering the treatment thresholds

G Kourounis, BDW Richards, E Kyprianou… - Drug and alcohol …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Opioid substitution therapy (OST) has been established as the gold standard in
treating opioid use disorders. Nevertheless, there is still a debate regarding the qualitative …

Association between opioid agonist therapy and testing, treatment uptake, and treatment outcomes for hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs: a …

J Grebely, L Tran, L Degenhardt… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) experience barriers to accessing testing and
treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Opioid agonist therapy (OAT) may provide an …

Dalbavancin use in vulnerable patients receiving outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy for invasive gram-positive infections

JT Bork, EL Heil, S Berry, E Lopes, R Davé… - Infectious Diseases and …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction Dalbavancin is approved for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections
(ABSSSIs) but offers a potential treatment option for complicated invasive gram-positive …

Perceived barriers related to testing, management and treatment of HCV infection among physicians prescribing opioid agonist therapy: The C‐SCOPE Study

AH Litwin, M Drolet, C Nwankwo… - Journal of Viral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this analysis was to evaluate perceived barriers related to HCV testing,
management and treatment among physicians practicing in clinics offering opioid agonist …

Facilitated telemedicine for hepatitis C virus: addressing challenges for improving health and life for people with opioid use disorder

AH Talal, U Jaanimägi, A Dharia… - Health …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background People who use drugs (PWUD) frequently delay or avoid obtaining medical
care in traditional healthcare settings. Through a randomized controlled trial, we …

Treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs attending opioid substitution treatment and community health clinics: the ETHOS Study

J Grebely, M Alavi, M Micallef, AJ Dunlop… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To estimate adherence and response to therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection among people with a history of injecting drug use. A secondary aim was to identify …

Hepatitis C virus cascade of care among people who inject drugs in Australia: Factors associated with testing and treatment in a universal healthcare system

D Gibbs, O Price, J Grebely, S Larney… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Understanding factors associated with engagement across the hepatitis C virus
(HCV) cascade of care (CoC) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is critical for …

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 …

Facilitators of HCV treatment adherence among people who inject drugs: a systematic qualitative review and implications for scale up of direct acting antivirals

ZC Rich, C Chu, J Mao, K Zhou, W Cai, Q Ma… - BMC Public Health, 2016 - Springer
Background While the public health benefits of new HCV treatments depend on treatment
adherence, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID), several social and medical …

Sofosbuvir-based direct-acting antiviral therapies for HCV in people receiving opioid substitution therapy: an analysis of phase 3 studies

J Grebely, JJ Feld, D Wyles, M Sulkowski… - Open forum …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) direct-acting antiviral therapy is effective
among people receiving opioid substitution therapy (OST), but studies are limited by small …