French hepatitis C care cascade: substantial impact of direct-acting antivirals, but the road to elimination is still long.

Cécile BrouardJosiane PillonelMarjorie BoussacVictor de LédinghenAntoine RachasChristine SilvainNathalie LydiéStéphane ChevaliezCorinne PiocheJulien DurandFlorence LotElisabeth Delarocque-Astagneau

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)

This study suggests that DAAs substantially impact CoC. However, access to care and treatment for infected people remained insufficient in 2016. Updating CoC estimates will help to assess the impact of new measures implemented since 2016 as part of the goal to eliminate HCV.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
hepatitis c virus
working memory
affordable care act
human immunodeficiency virus
combination therapy
hiv infected
smoking cessation