Eradication of hepatitis C infection: the importance of targeting people who inject drugs

Hepatology. 2014 Feb;59(2):366-9. doi: 10.1002/hep.26623. Epub 2013 Dec 24.

Authors

Margaret Hellard¹, Joseph S Doyle, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Alexander J Thompson, Emma McBryde

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Disease Eradication / methods
Disease Eradication / trends*
Health Services Accessibility
Hepatitis C / epidemiology*
Hepatitis C / prevention & control*
Hepatitis C / transmission
Humans
Needle-Exchange Programs
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications*
Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / therapeutic use

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Viral Hepatitis Vaccines