The impact of point‐of‐care hepatitis C testing in needle and syringe exchange programs on linkage to care and treatment uptake among people who inject drugs: An Australian pilot study

Point‐of‐care (POC) diagnostics overcome barriers to conventional hepatitis C (HCV) testing in people who inject drugs. This study assessed impact on hepatitis C treatment uptake of POC HCV testing in needle and syringe exchange programs (NSPs). Rapid EC was a single‐arm interventional pilot study o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of viral hepatitis 2022-05, Vol.29 (5), p.375-384
Hauptverfasser:	Howell, Jessica, Traeger, Michael W., Williams, Bridget, Layton, Chloe, Doyle, Joseph S., Latham, Ned, Draper, Bridget, Bramwell, Frances, Membrey, Dean, McPherson, Maggie, Roney, Janine, Stoové, Mark, Thompson, Alexander J., Hellard, Margaret E., Pedrana, Alisa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Australia community‐based testing diagnostics Drug Users Hepacivirus - genetics Hepatitis C Hepatitis C - complications Hepatitis C - diagnosis Hepatitis C - drug therapy Homeless people Humans models of care Needle exchange programs Pilot Projects Point-of-Care Systems Retrospective Studies RNA Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications Substance Abuse, Intravenous - drug therapy viral hepatitis
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