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Leveraging corona virus disease 2019 vaccination to promote hepatitis C screening
Hepatology Communications, 2023 Health care initiatives, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening, have been greatly overshadowed by the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic.
Aaron Vanderhoff +17 more
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Automated quality control for a molecular surveillance system
BMC Bioinformatics, 2018 Background Molecular surveillance and outbreak investigation are important for elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the United States. A web-based system, Global Hepatitis Outbreak and Surveillance Technology (GHOST), has been developed ...
Seth Sims +10 more
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Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2022 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has set off a global pandemic. There is an urgent unmet need for safe, affordable, and effective therapeutics against COVID-19.
Binli Mao +18 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Nonhospitalized COVID‐19 and hepatitis C‐coinfected patient presented prolonged RNA shedding and mild course of infection. This finding demonstrated the importance of long follow‐up of these patients.
Livia Melo Villar +11 more
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012 Background: Pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) and standard interferon (IFN) play a significant role in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Biosimilar standard IFN is widely available in Brazil for the treatment of HCV infection genotypes 2 ...
Aline Gonzalez Vigani +9 more
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Barriers of linkage to HCV viremia testing among people who inject drugs in Georgia
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022 Background People who inject drugs (PWID) in Georgia have a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV). Access to care among PWID could be prioritized to meet the country’s hepatitis C elimination goals.
Maia Butsashvili +13 more
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Annals of Hepatology, 2023 Introduction and Objectives: The detection of HCV genotypes and mutations are important issues in studying the molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C and investigate possible antiviral resistance. Individuals in poverty conditions could be more exposed to
Geane Lopes Flores +8 more
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2018 Objective: To measure progress towards Australia's National Hepatitis B Strategy 2014–17 targets, and assess geographic variation in disease burden and access to care for those living with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
Jennifer MacLachlan +4 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Background Vaccine-hesitant persons who inject drugs are at increased risk for several vaccine-preventable diseases. However, vaccination rates among this population remain low.
Monique Carry +5 more
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives Vietnam is an endemic area for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection (HBV-HCV), yet its largest city, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), has no comprehensive policy to educate, screen, treat and protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from viral ...
Tran Nguyen +11 more
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