HCV spread among female incarcerated population and treatment pathways to viral elimination in Italian prison settings: clinical perspectives and medico legal aspects

HCV spread among female incarcerated population and treatment pathways to viral elimination in Italian prison settings: clinical perspectives and medico legal aspects

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is more frequent among incarcerated people than in general population. In the DAAs era, the short schedules and the low risk of adverse reactions, increased the number of HCV treatments. However, the most part of literature reports lack of incarc...

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Main Authors: Vito Fiore, Elena Rastrelli, Giordano Madeddu, Roberto Ranieri, Andrea De Vito, Ruggero Giuliani, Giulio Di Mizio, Matteo Bolcato, Giuseppe De Matteis, Anna Maria Ialungo, Serena Dell’Isola, Giulio Starnini, Sergio Babudieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Prison settings
Viral hepatitis
Incarcerated women
Micro-elimination
Clinical risk management
Medico legal aspects
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07565-2

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