Expanding reimbursement of immediate treatment using direct acting antivirals to reduce hepatitis C incidence among HIV positive men who have sex with men in Bangkok, Thailand: A cost effectiveness modelling study

Expanding reimbursement of immediate treatment using direct acting antivirals to reduce hepatitis C incidence among HIV positive men who have sex with men in Bangkok, Thailand: A cost effectiveness modelling study

Background: Increasing number of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among HIV positive men whohave sex with men (MSM) as in an acute HIV infection cohort study in Bangkok, reached an incidence of 45/1000 person-years in 2018. Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), that cure HCV infection and thereby can p...

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Main Authors: Shreoshee Mukherjee, Donn Colby, Reshmie Ramautarsing, Stephanie Popping, Somchai Sriplienchan, Tanat Chinbunchorn, Nittaya Phanuphak, David van de Vijver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Virus Eradication
Subjects:
MSM
Cost effectiveness
Hepatitis C
HIV
Direct acting antivirals
Micro elimination
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2055664021000157

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