Out-of-Hospital Treatment of Hepatitis C Increases Retention in Care among People Who Inject Drugs and Homeless Persons: An Observational Study

Out-of-Hospital Treatment of Hepatitis C Increases Retention in Care among People Who Inject Drugs and Homeless Persons: An Observational Study

Background. People who inject drugs (PWID) and homeless people represent now a large reservoir of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, Hepatis C elimination programs can barely reach these subgroups of patients. We aimed to evaluate and compare the retention in care among these difficult-to-t...

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Main Authors: Bianca Granozzi, Viola Guardigni, Lorenzo Badia, Elena Rosselli Del Turco, Alberto Zuppiroli, Beatrice Tazza, Pietro Malosso, Stefano Pieralli, Pierluigi Viale, Gabriella Verucchi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
Subjects:
PWID
homeless persons
HCV eradication
direct-acting antivirals
out-of-hospital
retention in care
Medicine
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6225755aee0c47c5bb3c60d02ae9b03d
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