Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-24-2024
Abstract
With the advent of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA), reduction of hepatitis C infection (HCV) has become a public health priority. The World Health Organization’s goal of global elimination of HCV by 2030 has brought to light the challenges in treating certain populations. This review examines the burden of HCV infection on unhoused individuals and people who use substances in the United States in the last five years, and presents best practices in patient care and treatment.
Keywords
people who use substances, hepatitis C, housing insecure, people who experience homelessness, injection drug use, harm reduction
Language
English
Publication Title
Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports
Rights
© The Author(s) 2025. This is an Open Access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Recommended Citation
Kelley, K., Jenks, B. Review of Treatment of Hepatitis C Among Persons Who Are Housing Insecure and Use Substances. Curr Emerg Hosp Med Rep 13, 13 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-025-00314-0
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