scholarly journals Moderate/heavy alcohol use and HCV infection among injection drug users in two Russian cities

2013 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier A. Cepeda ◽  
Linda M. Niccolai ◽  
Ksenia Eritsyan ◽  
Robert Heimer ◽  
Olga Levina
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Heavy Alcohol ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use

scholarly journals Confronting the Emerging Epidemic of HCV Infection Among Young Injection Drug Users

2014 ◽  
Vol 104 (5) ◽  
pp. 816-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Valdiserri ◽  
Jag Khalsa ◽  
Corinna Dan ◽  
Scott Holmberg ◽  
Jon Zibbell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Injection Drug

scholarly journals Cost Effectiveness of Screening Strategies for Early Identification of HIV and HCV Infection in Injection Drug Users

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. e45176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E. Cipriano ◽  
Gregory S. Zaric ◽  
Mark Holodniy ◽  
Eran Bendavid ◽  
Douglas K. Owens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Screening Strategies

Current Approaches to HCV Infection in Current and Former Injection Drug Users

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Grebely ◽  
Stanley Devlaming ◽  
Fiona Duncan ◽  
Mark Viljoen ◽  
Brian Conway
Keyword(s):  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Injection Drug

Alternative risk factors of HCV infection in a rural community in China

2009 ◽  
Vol 138 (7) ◽  
pp. 1032-1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. ZHANG ◽  
J. FAN ◽  
H. LI ◽  
J. CUI ◽  
Y. QIAO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
Control Study

SUMMARYA case-control study was conducted in Linxian, Henan Province in China to explore potential risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection unassociated with injection drug use. One hundred and ninety-two persons (41·7% male, 95·8% aged >60 years) were recruited from an earlier cohort. Of these, 48 were HCV positive and 144 HCV negative. Residence in a plain region and 3–10 injections in a health setting per year were significantly associated with HCV in both univariate and multivariate analysis (P<0·01). In rural China, the geographic distribution of HCV infection was heterogeneous and associated with injections in a health setting, a pattern which differed from the epidemics in injection drug users in urban cities.

scholarly journals Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)–Specific T Cell Responses in Injection Drug Users with Apparent Resistance to HCV Infection

2008 ◽  
Vol 198 (12) ◽  
pp. 1749-1755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prem H. Thurairajah ◽  
Doha Hegazy ◽  
Shilpa Chokshi ◽  
Steve Shaw ◽  
Andrew Demaine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
T Cell Responses ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Cell Responses ◽  
Apparent Resistance

scholarly journals Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection among Current And Former Injection Drug Users within a Multidisciplinary Treatment Model at a Community Health Centre

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 217-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam I Newman ◽  
Shelley Beckstead ◽  
David Beking ◽  
Susan Finch ◽  
Tina Knorr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Treatment Model ◽  
Chronic Hcv Infection ◽  
Chronic Hcv

The aim of the present prospective observational study was to assess uptake and success of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment among a group of former and current injection drug users with chronic HCV infection at the Street Health Centre in Kingston, Ontario. The Street Health Centre offers hepatitis C education, assessment and treatment within a multidisciplinary, integrated and collaborative treatment model of care delivered by primary care professionals. The study enrolled a convenience sample of 34 patients. Seventy per cent of study patients had no postsecondary education, 85% were unemployed and one-third were unstably housed. A majority of study patients self-reported mental health problems. Of the 14 patients who initiated antiviral treatment in the study period, eight (57%) achieved sustained virological response. Regardless of virological outcome, patients who initiated treatment showed positive trends toward increased social and psychiatric stability, and decreases in high-risk behaviours. These results suggest that not only is successful treatment of chronic HCV infection in current and former injection drug users with concurrent psychiatric disorders possible, but the benefits of such treatment delivered in a community-based, multidisciplinary, primary care model may extend beyond narrowly defined virological outcomes.

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