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Article de Périodique
Recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs (2013)
Auteur(s) :
ROBAEYS, G. ;
GREBELY, J. ;
MAUSS, S. ;
BRUGGMANN, P. ;
MOUSSALLI, J. ;
DE GOTTARDI, A. ;
SWAN, T. ;
ARAIN, A. ;
KAUTZ, A. ;
STÖVER, H. ;
WEDEMEYER, H. ;
SCHAEFER, M. ;
TAYLOR, L. ;
BACKMUND, M. ;
DALGARD, O. ;
PRINS, M. ;
DORE, G. J.
Année
2013
Page(s) :
S129-S137
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
130
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEPATITE
;
RECOMMANDATION
;
PRISE EN CHARGE
;
INFECTION
;
USAGER
;
INJECTION
;
TRAITEMENT
Résumé :
In the developed world, the majority of new and existing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections occur among people who inject drugs (PWID). The burden of HCV-related liver disease in this group is increasing, but treatment uptake among PWID remains low. Among PWID, there are a number of barriers to care that should be considered and systematically addressed, but these barriers should not exclude PWID from HCV treatment. Furthermore, it has been clearly demonstrated that HCV treatment is safe and effective across a broad range of multidisciplinary healthcare settings. Given the burden of HCV-related disease among PWID, strategies to enhance HCV assessment and treatment in this group are urgently needed. These recommendations demonstrate that treatment among PWID is feasible and provides a framework for HCV assessment, management, and treatment. Further research is needed to evaluate strategies to enhance assessment, adherence, and SVR among PWID, particularly as new treatments for HCV infection become available.
Affiliation :
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium