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Hepatitis C Main Forums => Hepatitis C Research News & Studies => Topic started by: Hep Editors on June 20, 2018, 11:17:24 am
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A program that facilitated the rapid linkage to medical care for hepatitis C virus (HCV) showed promise among a group of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Texas.
Presenting their findings at the 52nd International Liver Congress in Paris, researchers conducted a prospective, longitudinal study of 1,038 PWID in Austin who were screened and entered into an electronic database between January and October 2017. A total of 503 of them tested positive for chronic hep C infection and were referred to the program that provided linkage to care.
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https://www.hepmag.com/article/program-shows-promise-linking-drug-users-hepatitis-c-care