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Scotland: Quality Indicators for Hepatitis C

The quality indicators focus on prevention, testing and assessment, treatment and support, and service organisation related to hepatitis C infection. We will establish a process for reporting on the quality indicators using data from existing national databases.

Published
30 April 2012
From
Health Care Improvement Scotland
Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
Incidence of hepatitis C re-infection and clearance may be understimated

The incidence of hepatitis C re-infection among high-risk individuals who have spontaneously cleared the infection may be higher than previously assumed, a modelling study published in the

Published
26 April 2012
By
Michael Carter
Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
Hepatitis C infection now twice as common in HIV+ gay men as injecting drug users, Swiss study finds

Twice as many HIV-positive gay men are now being infected with hepatitis C as HIV-positive injecting drug users, a Swiss study presented to the 19th

Published
06 April 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
Scripps Research Institute scientists find promising vaccine targets on hepatitis C virus

A team led by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute has found antibodies that can prevent infection from widely differing strains of hepatitis C virus in cell culture and animal models.

Published
04 April 2012
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
Clearing or Curing Acute HCV Does Not Protect Against Reinfection

Getting rid of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection once—whether it is cleared by strong immune response during the initial months of infection or cured with treatment — does not protect HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) against reinfection with the virus, according to new data presented on Tuesday, March 6, at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle.

Published
27 March 2012
From
AIDSMeds
Hepatitis C treatment
Antiretroviral rollout provides a model for efforts to expand hepatitis C treatment and care in resource-limited settings

The rollout of antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings provides a model for efforts to increase access to hepatitis C treatment and care in similar settings, investigators argue

Published
27 March 2012
By
Michael Carter
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
US: HCV Testing, Diagnosis Being Overlooked in People With HIV

Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common and serious coinfection among people living with HIV, it often goes undiagnosed, even in a major U.S. city with multiple HIV care providers and a clinic dedicated to caring for people with both infections. This is the finding of a Miami cohort study reported Tuesday, March 6, at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle.  

Published
27 March 2012
From
AIDSMeds
Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
Former Merck Unit Works on First Vaccine for Hepatitis C

Okairos has begun a mid-stage study, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, of a gene-based vaccine designed to stimulate the body’s immune system to prevent hepatitis C from taking hold.

Published
22 March 2012
From
Bloomberg Business Week
Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
Treating HIV During Pregnancy Also Lowers Risk of Transmitting Hep C to Baby

For women living with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection, using antiretroviral (ARV) therapy during pregnancy may lower the risk of transmitting both viruses to their infants, according to encouraging new data presented Tuesday, March 6, at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle.

Published
16 March 2012
From
AIDSMeds
Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
Hepatitis C Survival on Inanimate Objects

We usually think of Hepatitis C as a virus that is passed from person to person. However, most infections occur via an intermediary, inanimate object. Thus, determining the length of time Hepatitis C can survive outside the body is crucial to prevent transmission of this virus.

Published
14 February 2012
From
Hepatitis Central
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