2897. Collocated Buprenorphine Is Associated with Improved HCV Visit Adherence in People Who Inject Drugs (PWID): Data From the ANCHOR Study
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HCV in people who inject drugs: a neglected epidemic.
Despite the serious health implications of hepatitis C virus (HCV), especially in the context of concurrent HIV infection, its prevention and management has not been a national health priority in India. With the advent of highly effi cacious direct acting antiviral drugs for HCV that can be administered orally once daily, and activism around the reduction of treatment costs, HCV treatment might...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz359.175