Distributing aluminium foil as harm reduction strategy among people who use drugs in prison
Abstract Objectives: Drug use via inhalation substantially reduces the risk of overdose and blood borne infections when compared to parenteral…
hepatitis C
Cannabis use as a factor of lower corpulence in hepatitis C-infected patients: results from the ANRS CO22 Hepather cohort
Abstract Background: Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are at greater risk of developing metabolic disorders. Obesity is…
Reaching Hard-to-Reach People Who Use Drugs: A Community-Based Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis C
Abstract Background: Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who use drugs (PWUD) remains a challenge even in countries…
HCV cure: an appropriate moment to reduce cannabis use in people living with HIV? (ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH data)
Abstract Background: Thanks to direct-acting antivirals, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be cured, with similar rates in HCV-infected and…
Real-World Outcomes in Historically Underserved Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection Treated with Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir
Abstract Introduction: Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir is approved for treating chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes (GT) 1–6. We evaluated real-world effectiveness, safety,…
Hepatitis C Seroprevalence Among Consecutive Labor and Delivery Admissions in Two New York City Hospitals
Abstract Background: Rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among women of childbearing age have increased as a result of the…
A Case of Rituximab-Induced Acute Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Abstract Objective: Adverse events of drug therapy Background: Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody to CD20 that is used to…
HCV-specific CD4+ T cells of patients with acute and chronic HCV infection display high expression of TIGIT and other co-inhibitory molecules
Abstract The combined regulation of a network of inhibitory and activating T cell receptors may be a critical step in…
The discourses of risk of drug users in prison
Abstract Introduction and objectives: In the last twenty years, sociological changes and actions aimed at improving the health of inmates…
Prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV and Related Risk Factors amongst Male Homeless People in Lorestan Province, the West of Iran
Abstract Background: Homeless people are at a higher risk of blood-born infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to…