Hepatitis C virus cascade of care among people who inject drugs in Australia: Factors associated with testing and treatment in a universal healthcare system.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109050
Abstract: BACKGROUND Understanding factors associated with engagement across the hepatitis C virus (HCV) cascade of care (CoC) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is critical for developing targeted interventions to enhance engagement and further HCV elimination… read more here.
Keywords: inject drugs; treatment; cascade care; factors associated ... See more keywords
Commentary Article: Opioid use Disorder Cascade of Care Framework Design: A Roadmap
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DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2022.2074604
Abstract: Unintentional overdose deaths, most involving opioids, have eclipsed all other causes of US deaths for individuals less than 50 years of age. An estimated 2.4 to 5 million individuals have opioid use disorder (OUD) yet… read more here.
Keywords: cascade care; opioid use; use disorder; framework ... See more keywords
Infectious Disease-Led Hepatitis C Care in a Primary Care Clinic Setting: Cascade of Care Modeling and Experiences From an Integrated Clinic
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.386
Abstract: Abstract Background Recent advances in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) treatment will have limited impact without improvements in screening, detection, and linkage to care. We developed an integrated HCV Specialty Clinic, led by an Infectious Disease… read more here.
Keywords: primary care; chronic hcv; cascade care; hcv ... See more keywords
The hepatitis C cascade of care in HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfected individuals in Europe: regional and intra-regional differences
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DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003112
Abstract: Background: Following the introduction of direct-acting antiviral therapy in 2013, WHO launched the first Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis. We describe a hepatitis C virus (HCV) cascade of care in people with HIV… read more here.
Keywords: care; hepatitis virus; europe; cascade care ... See more keywords
Experiencing homelessness and progression through the HIV cascade of care among people who use drugs.
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DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003570
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To investigate the longitudinal association between periods of homelessness and progression through the HIV cascade of care among people who use drugs (PWUD) with universal access to no-cost HIV treatment and care. DESIGN Prospective… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; cascade care; progression; care ... See more keywords
Establishing the cascade of care for hepatitis C in England—benchmarking to monitor impact of direct acting antivirals
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DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12844
Abstract: Little is known about engagement and retention in care of people diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) in England. Establishing a cascade of care informs targeted interventions for improving case finding, referral, treatment uptake and… read more here.
Keywords: hepatitis; cascade care; hcv; test ... See more keywords
Determinants of losses in the latent tuberculosis infection cascade of care in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005969
Abstract: Introduction Factors associated with losses in the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) cascade of care in contacts of patients with tuberculosis (TB) were investigated in a multicentre prospective cohort from highly endemic regions in Brazil. Methods… read more here.
Keywords: losses latent; cascade care; tuberculosis; latent tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Cascade of Care for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Young Adults Who Inject Drugs in a Rural County in New Mexico.
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DOI: 10.1177/00333549221143086
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly effective; however, people who inject drugs (PWID), the population most affected by HCV, may encounter barriers to treatment. We examined the cascade of care for… read more here.
Keywords: cascade care; infection; hcv; care ... See more keywords
The latent tuberculosis infection cascade of care in Iqaluit, Nunavut, 2012–2016
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4557-3
Abstract: BackgroundA remote arctic region of Canada predominantly populated by Inuit with the country’s highest incidence of tuberculosis.MethodsThe study was undertaken to describe the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) cascade of care and identify factors associated with… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; cascade care; tuberculosis; latent tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Time to complete hepatitis C cascade of care among patients identified during mass screening campaigns in rural Rwanda: a retrospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07271-z
Abstract: Background Since the discovery of direct-acting antivirals, treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) is increasingly accessible in low-resource settings, but quality of care in these settings is not known. We described progression through the cascade… read more here.
Keywords: viral load; care; treatment; cascade care ... See more keywords
Resource implications of the latent tuberculosis cascade of care: a time and motion study in five countries
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05220-7
Abstract: Background The End TB Strategy calls for global scale-up of preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but little information is available about the associated human resource requirements. Our study aimed to quantify the healthcare… read more here.
Keywords: cascade care; time; study; cascade ... See more keywords