How does Trieste treat HCV in PWID? An effective coordination between addiction treatment service (SerD), the infective disease department and the liver clinic

According to Italian data, people who inject drugs (PWID) have high prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection (30-60%). PWID have inadequate access to directly acting antivirals (DAA) due to (1) their mistrust towards the healthcare system and (2) the lack of coordination between medical specialists who play a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of HCV infection. We aim to describe the HCV -treatment cascade of care in Trieste on PWID.
Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: P-05 Source Type: research