The COVID-19 pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on the quality of cirrhosis care

EB Tapper, SK Asrani - Journal of hepatology, 2020 - Elsevier
Summary The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has shattered the
meticulously developed processes by which we delivered quality care for patients with …

The micro-elimination approach to eliminating hepatitis C: strategic and operational considerations

JV Lazarus, K Safreed-Harmon… - Seminars in liver …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
The introduction of efficacious new hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments galvanized the World
Health Organization to define ambitious targets for eliminating HCV as a public health threat …

Decentralisation, integration, and task-shifting in hepatitis C virus infection testing and treatment: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

E Oru, A Trickey, R Shirali, S Kanters… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Increasing access to hepatitis C virus (HCV) care and treatment will require
simplified service delivery models. We aimed to evaluate the effects of decentralisation and …

Hepatitis C reinfection after successful antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs: A meta-analysis

B Hajarizadeh, EB Cunningham, H Valerio… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims HCV reinfection following successful treatment can compromise
treatment outcomes. This systematic review assessed the rate of HCV reinfection following …

We know DAA s work, so now what? Simplifying models of care to enhance the hepatitis C cascade

JV Lazarus, JM Pericàs, C Picchio… - Journal of internal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, some 71 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Marginalized populations, particularly people who inject drugs (PWID), have low testing …

Hepatitis C elimination among people incarcerated in prisons: challenges and recommendations for action within a health systems framework

MJ Akiyama, N Kronfli, J Cabezas… - The lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global public health problem in correctional settings. The
International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users–Prisons Network is a …

Hepatitis C: Is eradication possible?

A Lombardi, MU Mondelli… - Liver …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C has a relevant global impact in terms of morbidity, mortality and economic costs,
with more than 70 million people infected worldwide. In the resolution,“Transforming our …

Time matters: point of care screening and streamlined linkage to care dramatically improves hepatitis C treatment uptake in prisoners in England

Z Mohamed, D Al-Kurdi, M Nelson… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In England, opt-out dry blood spot prison screening for HIV, hepatitis B
and hepatitis C (HCV) has been introduced to scale-up access to care. Recent advances in …

Hepatitis C virus reinfection following direct-acting antiviral treatment in the prison setting: the SToP-C study

JM Carson, GJ Dore, AR Lloyd, J Grebely… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Injection drug use (IDU) following treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
may lead to reinfection, particularly if access to harm reduction services is suboptimal. This …

HCV microelimination for high-risk special populations

CF Huang, GJ Chen, CC Hung… - The Journal of Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The World Health Organization has set tremendous goals to eliminate viral hepatitis
by 2030. However, most countries are currently off the track for achieving these goals …