Outcomes of Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in the New York City Jail Population: Successes and Challenges Facing Scale up of Care.

Justin ChanJessie SchwartzFatos KabaAngelica BocourMatthew J AkiyamaLaura HobstetterZachary RosnerAnn WintersPatricia YangRoss MacDonald

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

Hepatitis C virus treatment with DAA therapy is effective in a jail environment. Future work should address challenges related to discharging patients while they are on treatment, loss to follow-up, and a high incidence of probable reinfection.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
end stage renal disease
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
palliative care
adipose tissue
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
quality improvement
chronic pain
peritoneal dialysis