Linkage and retention in HCV care for HIV‐infected populations: early data from the DAA era
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Conway B, Dore G, Altice F, Litwin A, Grebely J, Dalgard O, Gane E, Shibolet O, Luetkemeyer A, Nahass R, Peng C, Gendrano I, Huang H, Chen E, Nguyen B, Wahl J, Barr E, Robertson M, Platt H. A172 C-EDGE CO-STAR: RISK OF REINFECTION FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL THERAPY WITH ELBASVIR (EBR) AND GRAZOPREVIR (GZR) IN PERSONS WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID) RECEIVING OPIOD AGONIST THERAPY (OAT). Journal Of The Canadian Association Of Gastroenterology 2018, 1: 299-300. PMCID: PMC6508009, DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwy008.173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd of treatmentImmediate treatment groupHCV reinfectionProbable reinfectionHCV RNATreatment groupsLong-term response ratesHepatitis C virus genotypesEBR/GZRHCV reinfection ratesUndetectable HCV RNARisk of reinfectionC virus genotypesInterferon-free HCV treatmentRate of reinfectionFixed-dose combinationPost-treatment samplesRecurrent viremiaReinfection incidenceAgonist therapyDaily regimenHCV therapyHCV treatmentVirologic failureHCV GT1