Impact of an Accelerated Pretreatment Evaluation on Linkage-to-Care for Hepatitis C-infected Persons Who Inject Drugs

• Main Authors: Valérie Martel-Laferrière (Author), Suzanne Brissette (Author), Claire Wartelle-Bladou (Author), Louis-Christophe Juteau (Author), Maria Popa (Author), Marie-Ève Goyer (Author), Julie Bruneau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Historically, hepatitis C virus (HCV) pretreatment evaluation has required multiple visits, frequently resulting in loss to follow-up and a delayed initiation of treatment. New technologies can accelerate this process. We investigated the feasibility of a single-day evaluation program an...