Hepatitis C testing and status among opioid substitution treatment clients in New South Wales

• Main Authors: Fiona L. Shand (Author), Carolyn Day (Author), William Rawlinson (Author), Louisa Degenhardt (Author), Nicholas G. Martin (Author), Elliot C. Nelson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: In Australia about half of the people who inject drugs (PWID) are hepatitis C (HCV) antibody positive (anti‐HCV+). The prevalence among opioid substitution treatment (OST) clients specifically is unclear, despite OST clinics being a potential setting for HCV care. This study aim...