Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease progression in people who inject drugs (PWID): A systematic review and meta-analysis
Smith DJ, Combellick J, Jordan AE, Hagan H. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease progression in people who inject drugs (PWID): A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2015, 26: 911-921. PMID: 26298331, PMCID: PMC4577462, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrosis progression rateHepatocellular carcinomaDisease progressionIncidence rateProgression rateHepatitis C virus disease progressionStage-specific fibrosis progression ratesPrevious injection drug useChronic HCV infectionPrognosis Studies toolPooled incidence rateInjection drug useDisease progression rateBurden of diseaseStudy inclusion criteriaNew drug regimensPeriod of infectiousnessRandom-effects modelMETAVIR unitsHCV infectionAdvanced fibrosisDrug regimensHCV preventionStage F3Inclusion criteria