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The Micro-Elimination Approach to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Strategic and Operational Considerations by Lazarus, Jeffrey V, Safreed-Harmon, Kelly, Thursz, Mark R, Dillon, John F, El-Sayed, Manal H, Elsharkawy, Ahmed M, Hatzakis, Angelos, Jadoul, Michel, Prestileo, Tullio, Razavi, Homie, Rockstroh, Jürgen K, Wiktor, Stefan Z, Colombo, Massimo

“…The introduction of efficacious new hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments galvanized the World Health Organization to define ambitious targets for eliminating HCV…”
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Prices, Costs, and Affordability of New Medicines for Hepatitis C in 30 Countries: An Economic Analysis by Iyengar, Swathi, Tay-Teo, Kiu, Vogler, Sabine, Beyer, Peter, Wiktor, Stefan, de Joncheere, Kees, Hill, Suzanne

“…New hepatitis C virus (HCV) medicines have markedly improved treatment efficacy and regimen tolerability. However, their high prices have limited access,…”
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The global burden of viral hepatitis: better estimates to guide hepatitis elimination efforts by Wiktor, Stefan Z, Hutin, Yvan J-F

“…A recurring question about viral hepatitis is why it receives so little funding and attention from global health policy makers and donors. One reason for this…”
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Requirements for global elimination of hepatitis B: a modelling study by Nayagam, Shevanthi, Dr, Thursz, Mark, Prof, Sicuri, Elisa, PhD, Conteh, Lesong, PhD, Wiktor, Stefan, MD, Low-Beer, Daniel, PhD, Hallett, Timothy B, Prof

“…Summary Background Despite the existence of effective prevention and treatment interventions, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to cause nearly 1…”
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Deciding who should be treated for hepatitis C infection in a rapidly changing therapeutic landscape by Wiktor, Stefan Z.

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What is the impact of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection? by Wiktor, Stefan Z, Scott, John D

“…The introduction of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medicines in 2013 revolutionised the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The efficacy of…”
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Children who acquire HIV infection perinatally are at higher risk of early death than those acquiring infection through breastmilk: a meta-analysis by Becquet, Renaud, Marston, Milly, Dabis, François, Moulton, Lawrence H, Gray, Glenda, Coovadia, Hoosen M, Essex, Max, Ekouevi, Didier K, Jackson, Debra, Coutsoudis, Anna, Kilewo, Charles, Leroy, Valériane, Wiktor, Stefan Z, Nduati, Ruth, Msellati, Philippe, Zaba, Basia, Ghys, Peter D, Newell, Marie-Louise

“…Assumptions about survival of HIV-infected children in Africa without antiretroviral therapy need to be updated to inform ongoing UNAIDS modelling of…”
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Prioritising treatment among people who inject drugs in order to eliminate hepatitis C: addressing reluctance with sound economic analyses by Hutin, Yvan J-F, Wiktor, Stefan Z

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Simplification of antiviral hepatitis C virus therapy to support expanded access in resource-limited settings by Ford, Nathan, Swan, Tracy, Beyer, Peter, Hirnschall, Gottfried, Easterbrook, Philippa, Wiktor, Stefan

“…Summary Currently, access to treatment for HCV is limited, with treatment rates lowest in the more resource-limited countries, including those countries with…”
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A new method for imputing country-level estimates of hepatitis A virus endemicity levels in the Eastern Mediterranean region by Itani, Taha, Jacobsen, Kathryn H, Nguyen, Tim, Wiktor, Stefan Z

“…Highlights • Most countries lack current age–seroprevalence data on hepatitis A virus (HAV). • Universal vaccination is recommended for countries with…”
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Late presentation of chronic viral hepatitis for medical care: a consensus definition by Mauss, Stefan, Pol, Stanislas, Buti, Maria, Duffell, Erika, Gore, Charles, Lazarus, Jeffrey V, der Grient, Hilje Logtenberg-van, Lundgren, Jens, Mozalevskis, Antons, Raben, Dorthe, Schatz, Eberhard, Wiktor, Stefan, Rockstroh, Jürgen K

“…We present two consensus definitions of advanced and late stage liver disease being used as epidemiological tools. These definitions can be applied to assess…”
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The rollout of Community ART Refill Groups in Zimbabwe: a qualitative evaluation by Bochner, Aaron F, Meacham, Elizabeth, Mhungu, Nathan, Manyanga, Phibion, Petracca, Frances, Muserere, Claudios, Gonese, Gloria, Makunike, Batsirai, Wazara, Blessing, Gwanzura, Clorata, Nyika, Ponesai, Levine, Ruth, Mutasa‐Apollo, Tsitsi, Balachandra, Shirish, Wiktor, Stefan Z

“…Introduction Community ART Refill Groups (CARGs) are an antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery model where clients voluntarily form into groups, and a group…”
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Strengthening provider-initiated testing and counselling in Zimbabwe by deploying supplemental providers: a time series analysis by Bochner, Aaron F, Tippett Barr, Beth A, Makunike, Batsirai, Gonese, Gloria, Wazara, Blessing, Mashapa, Richard, Meacham, Elizabeth, Nyika, Ponesai, Ncube, Gertrude, Balachandra, Shirish, Levine, Ruth, Petracca, Frances, Apollo, Tsitsi, Downer, Ann, Wiktor, Stefan Z

“…Expansion of provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) is one strategy to increase accessibility of HIV testing services. Insufficient human resources…”
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Assessing the relationship between HIV infection and cervical cancer in Côte d'Ivoire: a case-control study by Adjorlolo-Johnson, Georgette, Unger, Elizabeth R, Boni-Ouattara, Edith, Touré-Coulibaly, Kadidiata, Maurice, Chantal, Vernon, Suzanne D, Sissoko, Marcel, Greenberg, Alan E, Wiktor, Stefan Z, Chorba, Terence L

“…The association between HIV infection and invasive cervical cancer that has been reported may reflect differential prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV)…”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Diagnostic Strategies to Reduce Early Mortality Among Persons With Advanced HIV Infection Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy by Abimbola, Taiwo O, Marston, Barbara J, Date, Anand A, Blandford, John M, Sangrujee, Nalinee, Wiktor, Stefan Z

“…BACKGROUND:In sub-Saharan Africa, patients with advanced HIV experience high mortality during the first few months of antiretroviral therapy (ART), largely…”
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Launch of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination: a recommendation of the Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission by Ward, John W, Wiktor, Stefan Z, Cooke, Graham S

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Global policy and access to new hepatitis C therapies for people who inject drugs by Doyle, Joseph S, Aspinall, Esther J, Hutchinson, Sharon J, Quinn, Brendan, Gore, Charles, Wiktor, Stefan Z, Hellard, Margaret E

“…Highlights • We consider how current global hepatitis C guidelines can apply to PWID. • Scaling-up treatment to PWID has potential to improve individual and…”
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How feasible is the global elimination of HCV infection? by Wiktor, Stefan

“…In 2016, approximately 1·5 million people received HCV treatment.2 These treatment-related developments along with an improved understanding of the substantial…”
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Evaluation of Using Routine Infant Immunization Visits to Identify and Follow-Up HIV-Exposed Infants and Their Mothers in Tanzania by Goodson, James L, Finkbeiner, Thomas, Davis, Nicole L, Lyimo, Dafrossa, Rwebembera, Anath, Swartzendruber, Andrea L, Wallace, Aaron S, Kimambo, Sajida, Kimario, Chrispin J, Wiktor, Stefan Z, Luman, Elizabeth T

“…BACKGROUND:Without treatment, approximately half of HIV-infected infants die by age 2 years, and 80% die before age 5 years. Early identification of…”
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HIV and HCV: distinct infections with important overlapping challenges by Wiktor, Stefan, Ford, Nathan, Ball, Andrew, Hirnschall, Gottfried

“…After decades of poor treatment outcomes using drugs discovered over 40 years ago (ribavirin [ 4] and interferon [ 5]), a robust drug development pipeline has…”
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