HCV point-of-care screening programme and treatment options for people who use drugs in a metropolitan area of Southern Italy.

Marcello Persico Mario MasaroneAndrea AglittiCiro ArmenanteAniello GiordanoAngela GuardiolaGabriella RaimondiCarlo ContaldiCarmine NigroGiustina MarenaAntonio De Luna

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)

The prevalence of HCV-Ab positivity was high in the PWUDs enrolled in this study, and almost half the patients were unaware of being HCV-positive. The linkage-to-care provided was safe and effective, and no case of reinfection was recorded.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
end stage renal disease
human immunodeficiency virus
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
palliative care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
quality improvement
randomized controlled trial
gene expression
study protocol
patient reported
antiretroviral therapy
drug induced