Joanne Carson

Nov 7, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Marianne Byrne |Behzad Hajarizadeh |Joanne Carson |Jason Grebely

1 INTRODUCTION Injecting drug use is the primary mode of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission across the world, particularly in high-income countries.1, 2 People who inject drugs are over-represented in prisons in most countries, primarily for drug-related offences,3 with an estimated 58% of people who inject drugs having an incarceration history globally.4 People in prison are at increased risk of HCV infection given high prevalence of injecting drug use and limited access to harm reduction...

Apr 3, 2023 | thelancet.com | Sophy Shih |Wallace Building |Qinglu Cheng |Joanne Carson

SummaryBackgroundTimely diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is critical to achieve elimination goals. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing strategies for HCV compared to laboratory-based testing in standard-of-care.