Long-term outcomes of a decentralized, nurse-led, statewide model of care for hepatitis C among people in prison in Victoria, Australia.

Michael B MacIsaacTimothy PapalucaLucy McDonaldAnne CraigieAmy EdwardsChloe LaytonAnnabelle GibsonRebecca J WinterKiran IyerAbigail SimSophia EvansKavindu KumaragamaJessica HowellPaul DesmondDavid IserNick ScottMargaret HellardMark StoovéDavid WilsonAlisa PedranaJoseph S DoyleJacinta A HolmesAlexander J Thompson

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)

A decentralized, nurse-led, statewide model of care was highly effective in treating large numbers of people in prison with hepatitis C and achieved high rates of SVR12. Nurse-led prison programs are playing a crucial role in eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat in Australia.

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