Knowledge of, and attitude towards, the treatment of hepatitis C in people who inject drugs

• Main Authors: Patrik Roser (Author), Mona Brunstein (Author), Michael Specka (Author), Jörg Timm (Author), Stefan Kühnhold (Author), Fabrizio Schifano (Author), Udo Bonnet (Author), Norbert Scherbaum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) as a curative treatment of hepatitis C have been available for several years and have replaced interferon-containing therapies. However, treatment rates of people who inject drugs (PWID) are declining in Germany, putting the elimination of hepatiti...