Directly Acting Antiviral-Based Treatment for HCV-Infected Persons Who Inject Drugs: A Multicenter Real-Life Study.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the factors associated with a virological response in a cohort of Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected people who inject drugs (PWID) treated with direct acting antivirals (DAAs).

Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study enrolling HCV-infected PWID treated with DAAs. The primary outcome evaluated was the sustained virological response (SVR12) rate.

The Discrimination Against, Health Status and Wellness of People Who Use Drugs in Italian Services: A Survey.

The aims of this study are to: describe the sociodemographic characteristics and typology of drug addiction among people who use drugs that attend the Servizio per le Dipendenze (SerD), and evaluate the competence and ability of these rehabilitation services to improve their health status and wellness. A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to July 2017. Patients attending two selected SerD facilities in the city of Naples, Italy were interviewed with a questionnaire gathering information on sociodemographic data, characteristics of drug addiction, characteristics of enrolment at the SerD, self-reported health status and wellness, and reports of the discrimination suffered.

Epidemiological survey of hepatitis C virus infection in a cohort of patients from a ser.T in naples, Italy.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has infected an estimated 170 million people worldwide, most of whom are chronically infected (60% to 80%). In Italy, the estimate of anti-HCV antibody (Ab) prevalence, in the general population of Northern Italy, is 3.2%; in Central and Southern Italy, it is 8.

Together … to take care: multidisciplinary management of hepatitis C virus treatment in randomly selected drug users with chronic hepatitis.

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is treated with peg-interferon α2a or α2b and ribavirin. International studies show that drug user adherence to treatment is 40% to 60% and increases if the patient is in addiction treatment. The aim of the Together To Take Care (TTTC) study was to achieve better adherence to HCV therapy in randomly selected drug users, who are considered "difficult to treat.