Demonstration of Near-Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus Among a Prison Population: The Lotus Glen Correctional Centre Hepatitis C Treatment Project | Zendy

Sofia Bartlett | Zendy; Penny Fox | Zendy; Harris Cabatingan | Zendy; Anissa Jaros | Zendy; Carla Gorton | Zendy; Rhondda Lewis | Zendy; Eugene Priscott | Zendy; Gregory J. Dore | Zendy; Darren Russell | Zendy

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Demonstration of Near-Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus Among a Prison Population: The Lotus Glen Correctional Centre Hepatitis C Treatment Project

Author(s) -

Sofia Bartlett,

Penny Fox,

Harris Cabatingan,

Anissa Jaros,

Carla Gorton,

Rhondda Lewis,

Eugene Priscott,

Gregory J. Dore,

Darren Russell

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy210

Subject(s) - medicine , prison , hepatitis c virus , prison population , hepatitis c , virology , population , chronic hepatitis , virus , environmental health , archaeology , history

Micro-elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection through rapid uptake of government-funded direct-acting antiviral therapy within an Australian prison setting is demonstrated. During a 22-month period, 119 patients initiated treatment for chronic HCV infection, with HCV in-prison viremic prevalence declining from 12% to 1%.

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