Search Results - "Cunningham, Evan B."
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Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review
Published in The Lancet global health (01-12-2017)“…Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use (IDU) is a substantial cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a…”
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Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Published in The Lancet global health (01-12-2017)“…People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population affected by the global HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics. HIV and HCV prevention interventions for…”
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Hepatitis C reinfection after successful antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs: A meta-analysis
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-04-2020)“…HCV reinfection following successful treatment can compromise treatment outcomes. This systematic review assessed the rate of HCV reinfection following…”
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Direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among people who use or inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology (01-11-2018)“…There are concerns around poorer response to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus infection among people who use drugs. This systematic…”
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Mixed HCV infection and reinfection in people who inject drugs—impact on therapy
Published in Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology (01-04-2015)“…Key Points As a result of ongoing high-risk behaviours, people who inject drugs (PWID) might commonly harbour mixed HCV infections and are at risk of…”
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Treatment adherence and support for people who inject drugs taking direct‐acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C infection
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-11-2019)“…A community‐based public health facility in Sydney, Australia, the Kirketon Road Centre (KRC), provides health care to people who inject drugs (PWID), homeless…”
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Impact of simplified HCV diagnostic strategies on the HCV epidemic among men who have sex with men in the era of HIV oral pre‐exposure prophylaxis in Taiwan: a modelling study
Published in Journal of the International AIDS Society (01-05-2024)“…Introduction Simplified hepatitis C virus (HCV) diagnostic strategies have the potential to improve HCV diagnoses and treatment. We aimed to investigate the…”
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Awareness of HCV Status and Preferences for Testing and Treatment among People with Recent Injecting Drug Use at a Peer-Led Needle and Syringe Program: The TEMPO Pilot Study
Published in Viruses (01-11-2022)“…New technologies and therapies allow the possibility of a single-visit test and treat model for hepatitis C virus (HCV), addressing some of the barriers to…”
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Associations between national development indicators and the age profile of people who inject drugs: results from a global systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in The Lancet global health (01-01-2020)“…Globally, an estimated 15·6 million people inject drugs. We aimed to investigate global variation in the age profile of people who inject drugs (PWID),…”
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Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care and treatment uptake for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: A systematic review
Published in The International journal of drug policy (01-09-2017)“…The burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is escalating among people who inject drugs (PWID), yet testing and treatment remains suboptimal. The aim of…”
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Elbasvir and grazoprevir for hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection in people with recent injecting drug use (DARLO‐C): An open‐label, single‐arm, phase 4, multicentre trial
Published in Health science reports (01-06-2020)“…Background and Aims Direct‐acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) is effective, but few prospective studies among people with ongoing injecting…”
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Global, regional, and country‐level estimates of hepatitis C infection among people who have recently injected drugs
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England) (01-01-2019)“…Background and Aims People who have recently injected drugs are a priority population in efforts to achieve hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination. This study…”
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A ‘one-stop-shop’ point-of-care hepatitis C RNA testing intervention to enhance treatment uptake in a reception prison: The PIVOT study
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-09-2023)“…Prisons are key venues for scaling-up hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and treatment. Complex clinical pathways and frequent movements of people in prison…”
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Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Published in The Lancet global health (01-05-2023)“…People who inject drugs are exposed to various and changing risk environments and are at risk of multiple harms related to injecting drug use (IDU). We aimed…”
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Hepatitis C treatment outcome among people in prison: The SToP-C study
Published in Liver international (01-11-2024)“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) burden is higher among people in prison given high prevalence of injecting drug use. This study evaluated direct-acting antiviral (DAA)…”
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Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Published in The Lancet global health (01-05-2023)“…Harm reduction and treatment programmes are essential for reducing harms for people who inject drugs (PWID). We aimed to update estimates from a 2017 review of…”
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A Global Meta-analysis of the Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus Among People Who Inject Drugs—Do Gender-Based Differences Vary by Country-Level Indicators?
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (05-06-2019)“…Abstract Background Women-specific factors exist that increases vulnerability to drug-related harms from injection drug use, including blood-borne viruses…”
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Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology (01-05-2022)“…Despite the goal set by WHO to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat, uptake of HCV testing and treatment remains low. To achieve this…”
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Reinfection Following Successful Direct-acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (26-04-2021)“…The aim of this analysis was to calculate the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection and associated factors among 2 clinical trials of HCV…”
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Australia on track to achieve WHO HCV elimination targets following rapid initial DAA treatment uptake: A modelling study
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-01-2019)“…Summary Subsidized direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatment recently became available to all adults living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Australia…”
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