Identification and treatment of viral hepatitis C in persons who use drugs: a prospective, multicenter outreach study in Flanders, Belgium

• Main Authors: Dana Busschots (Author), Cécile Kremer (Author), Rob Bielen (Author), Özgür Muhammet Koc (Author), Leen Heyens (Author), Eefje Dercon (Author), Rita Verrando (Author), Tessa Windelinckx (Author), Griet Maertens (Author), Stefan Bourgeois (Author), Niel Hens (Author), Catharina Matheï (Author), Geert Robaeys (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Targeted screening for hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection is not yet widely executed in Belgium. When performed in people who use drugs (PWUD), it is mainly focused on those receiving opiate agonist therapy (OAT). We wanted to reach out to a population of difficult to reach PWUD n...