The impact of HCV therapy in a high HIV-HCV prevalence population: A modeling study on people who inject drugs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Ruthie B BirgerThuy LeRoger D KouyosBryan T GrenfellTimothy B Hallett

Published in: PloS one (2017)

HCV treatment roll-out can have major and long-lasting effects on averting PWID deaths on top of those averted by ART/MMT scale-up. Efficient intervention scale-up of HCV alongside HIV interventions is critical in Vietnam.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv positive
randomized controlled trial
hiv testing
hiv aids
physical activity
risk factors
south africa
signaling pathway
replacement therapy
smoking cessation