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Management of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in drug substitution programs

Published inSchweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, vol. 141, w13193
Publication date2011
Abstract

In Switzerland, intravenous drug use (IDU) accounts for 80% of newly acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Early HCV treatment has the potential to interrupt the transmission chain and reduce morbidity/mortality due to decompensated liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Nevertheless, patients in drug substitution programs are often insufficiently screened and treated.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Delayed Diagnosis/statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • HIV Infections/complications
  • Hepacivirus/genetics
  • Hepatitis C/complications/diagnosis/drug therapy/virology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Compliance/statistics & numerical data
  • RNA, Viral/blood
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Substance Abuse Treatment Centers/statistics & numerical data
  • Substance-Related Disorders/complications
  • Switzerland
  • Time Factors
  • Young Adult
Citation (ISO format)
WITTECK, Andrea et al. Management of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in drug substitution programs. In: Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 2011, vol. 141, p. w13193. doi: 10.4414/smw.2011.13193
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