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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hepatitis C care across the cascade of care: a scoping review [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with widespread health services disruption, including challenges in the management of chronic infectious diseases.
Angelo Lamadrid, Ignacio Leiva-Escobar, Alejandro Soza, Wilm Quentin   +3 more
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Cascade of care for the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in an inner-city hospital prenatal clinic [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Treating latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a core intervention in reducing the burden of tuberculosis. Treatment for LTBI is challenging due to the many steps in the process, collectively termed the cascade of care.
Jay Phansalkar, Rajas Karajgikar, Jai Patel, Shauna Williams, Lisa Gittens-Williams, Alfred A. Lardizabal   +5 more
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A cascade of care for diabetes in people living with HIV in a tertiary care center in Mexico City [PDF]

HIV Research & Clinical Practice
Background Diabetes affects 4.5% of people living with HIV in Mexico. This study aims to describe the diabetes cascade of care (DMC) in people with HIV in a tertiary center in Mexico City.
Cristian E. Espejo-Ortiz, Nancy Sierra-Barajas, Angelina Silva-Casarrubias, Lorena Guerrero-Torres, Yanink Caro-Vega, Yamile G. Serrano-Pinto, Alvaro Lopez-Iñiguez, Juan G. Sierra-Madero, Brenda E. Crabtree-Ramírez   +8 more
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The Evolution of HIV Patient Retention and Care in French Guiana: A Broader View From the Système National des Données de Santé

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundAlthough the simplification of antiretroviral (AVR) treatment regimens and follow-up has led to fewer constraints for patients with HIV, their follow-up remains of paramount importance to optimize AVR therapy, to detect and prevent HIV-related ...
Hélène Duplan, Sébastien Rabier, Christine Sudre, Leila Adriouch, Aude Lucarelli, Florence Huber, Louise Mutricy, Jean Marc Wojcik, Nicolas Vignier, Nicolas Vignier, Etienne Pascolini, Antoine Adenis, Antoine Adenis, Mathieu Nacher, Mathieu Nacher, Mathieu Nacher   +15 more
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Leave No-One Behind: A Retrospective Study of Hepatitis C Testing and Linkage to Care for Hospital Inpatients

Viruses, 2023
Hospital admissions are a missed opportunity to engage people living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) into care. This study aimed to describe the proportion of hospital inpatients and emergency department (ED) patients identified with hepatitis C who were ...
Christine Roder, Carl Cosgrave, Kathryn Mackie, Stuart K. Roberts, Margaret E. Hellard, Amanda J. Wade, Joseph S. Doyle   +6 more
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A Feasibility Study to Increase Chronic Hepatitis C Virus RNA Testing and Linkage to Care among Clients Attending Homeless Services in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Diagnostics, 2021
People who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionately affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections and are frequently homeless. To improve HCV case finding in these individuals, we examined the feasibility of rapid HCV RNA testing in homeless services ...
Ellen Generaal, Hilje Logtenberg van der Grient, Eberhard Schatz, Daniela K. van Santen, Anders Boyd, Sara K. Woods, Bert L. C. Baak, Maria Prins   +7 more
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Strengthening systems of care for people with or at risk for HIV, HCV and opioid use disorder: a call for enhanced data collection

Annals of Medicine, 2022
Background The syndemic between opioid use disorder (OUD), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in excessive burdens on the healthcare system.
Anthony J. Eller, Elizabeth E. DiDomizio, Lynn M. Madden, Jennifer D. Oliva, Frederick L. Altice, Kimberly A. Johnson   +5 more
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The Cascade of Care for Hepatitis C Treatment in Rwanda: A Retrospective Cohort Study of the 2017–2019 Mass Screening and Treatment Campaign

Viruses, 2023
Access to hepatitis C (HCV) testing and treatment is still limited globally. To address this, the Government of Rwanda launched a voluntary mass screening and treatment campaign in 2017.
Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Jean Damascene Makuza, Naveed Z. Janjua, Nick Bansback, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Janvier Serumondo, Eric Remera, Michael R. Law   +7 more
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Effective Coverage in Health Systems: Evolution of a Concept

Diseases, 2023
The manner in which high-impact, life-saving health interventions reach populations in need is a critical dimension of health system performance. Intervention coverage has been a standard metric for such performance.
Aliya Karim, Don de Savigny
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Generalisability of and lessons learned from a mixed-methods study conducted in three low- and middle-income countries to identify care pathways for atrial fibrillation

Global Health Action, 2023
Background Identifying existing care pathways is the first step for understanding how services can be improved to enable early diagnosis and effective follow-up care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs); however, evidence on how care pathways can and ...
Tiffany E Gooden, Jingya Wang, Alessandra Carvalho Goulart, Ana C Varella, Meihui Tai, Vethanayagan Antony Sheron, Hao Wang, Hui Zhang, Jiaoyue Zhong, Balachandran Kumarendran, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Rajendra Surenthirakumaran, Isabela M Bensenor, Yutao Guo, Gregory Y H Lip, G Neil Thomas, Semira Manaseki-Holland   +16 more
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