Evidence-based and guideline-concurrent responses to narratives deferring HCV treatment among people who inject drugs

• Main Authors: Ellen Childs (Author), Sabrina A. Assoumou (Author), Katie B. Biello (Author), Dea L. Biancarelli (Author), Mari-Lynn Drainoni (Author), Alberto Edeza (Author), Peter Salhaney (Author), Matthew J. Mimiaga (Author), Angela R. Bazzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is increasingly prevalent among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the context of the current US opioid crisis. Although curative therapy is available and recommended as a public health strategy, few PWID have been treated. We explore PWID narrati...