Linkage to hepatitis C treatment in two opioid substitution treatment units in Gothenburg, Sweden: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Magdalena Ydreborg (Author), Emil Lundström (Author), Rosanna Kolleby (Author), Sofia Lexén (Author), Elena Pizarro (Author), Jessica Lindgren (Author), Rune Wejstål (Author), Simon B. Larsson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is common in people with former or current injection drug use. Among the patients in the opioid substitution treatment (OST) program in Gothenburg, Sweden, more than 50% had been infected with HCV. However, many patients did not...