Linkage to care specialist facilitates access to hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs
Linkage to care specialist facilitates access to hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs
A prospective, longitudinal study involving more than 1,000 people who inject drugs has identified a promising role for linkage to care specialists in facilitating rapid access to hepatitis C treatment. The study, which was conducted in Texas, USA, ensured that individuals newly diagnosed with hepatitis C were contacted by a linkage to care specialist within 48 hours of being referred to the service, thereby ensuring that almost 50% of patients referred to a medical practitioner made it to their first appointment and that 60% of those seen were initiated on treatment.
(European Association for the Study of the Liver, 12.04.2018)
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