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2017, 'O13 Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir in people with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and recent injecting drug use: the SIMPLIFY study', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 5 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30896-7
,2017, 'O21 HCV reinfection and injecting risk behaviour following elbasvir/grazoprevir treatment in patients on opioid agonist therapy: Co-STAR three year follow-up study', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 8 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30904-3
,2017, 'O23 Characterisation of populations with hepatitis C to improve access to antiviral therapy programs: a population-based linkage study', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 9 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30906-7
,2017, 'O6 Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in two maximum-security prisons in New South Wales, Australia: the StoP-C study', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 2 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30889-x
,2017, 'O9 Progress towards elimination: rapid uptake of HCV treatment among people who inject drugs following broad access to DAA therapies', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 4 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30892-x
,2017, 'P10 Injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs in an Australian prison setting, 2005–2014: the HITS-p study', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 15 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30751-2
,2017, 'P20 Monitoring the uptake of hepatitis C: direct acting antiviral treatment in Australia', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 19 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30761-5
,2017, 'P4 Acceptability of point of care finger-stick and venepuncture hepatitis C virus testing among people who inject drugs and homeless people', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 13 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30745-7
,2017, 'P6 Phylogenetic clustering of recent hepatitis C virus infection between 2004 and 2015', Journal of Virus Eradication, 3, pp. 14 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30747-0
,2017, 'SOF/VEL/VOX for 8 or 12 weeks is well tolerated and results in high SVR12 rates in patients receiving opioid substitution therapy', Journal of Hepatology, 66, pp. S513 - S514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(17)31429-0
,2016, 'Efficacy and safety of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir with and without ribavirin in patients with chronic HCV genotype 1 infection receiving opioid substitution therapy: Analysis of phase 3 ION trials', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63, pp. 1405 - 1411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw580
,2016, 'Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection receiving opioid substitution therapy: Analysis of phase 3 ASTRAL trials', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63, pp. 1479 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw579
,2016, 'Maximum levels of hepatitis C virus lipoviral particles are associated with early and persistent infection', Liver International, 36, pp. 1774 - 1782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.13176
,2016, 'Sofosbuvir and ribavirin for 6 weeks is not effective among people with recent hepatitis C virus infection: The DARE-C II study', Hepatology, 64, pp. 1911 - 1921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.28844
,2016, 'The effects of alcohol on spontaneous clearance of acute hepatitis C virus infection in females versus males', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 169, pp. 156 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.10.024
,2016, 'Trends in hepatocellular carcinoma among people with HBV or HCV notification in Australia (2000–2014)', Journal of Hepatology, 65, pp. 1086 - 1093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2016.08.010
,2016, 'Elbasvir-grazoprevir to treat hepatitis C virus infection in persons receiving opioid agonist therapy a randomized trial', Annals of Internal Medicine, 165, pp. 625 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/M16-0816
,2016, 'Historical Trends in the Hepatitis C Virus Epidemics in North America and Australia', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 214, pp. 1383 - 1389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw389
,2016, 'Time to decompensated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma after an HBV or HCV notification: A population-based study', Journal of Hepatology, 65, pp. 879 - 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2016.06.025
,2016, 'The Population Level Cascade of Care for Hepatitis C in British Columbia, Canada: The BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort (BC-HTC)', EBioMedicine, 12, pp. 189 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.08.035
,2016, 'MBOAT7 rs641738 increases risk of liver inflammation and transition to fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C', Nature Communications, 7, pp. 12757, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12757
,2016, 'Addressing reimbursement disparities for direct-acting antiviral therapies for hepatitis C virus infection is essential to ensure access for all', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 23, pp. 664 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12550
,2016, 'Deep sequencing increases hepatitis C virus phylogenetic cluster detection compared to Sanger sequencing', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 43, pp. 329 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2016.06.015
,2016, 'Diverse impacts of the rs58542926 E167K variant in TM6SF2 on viral and metabolic liver disease phenotypes', Hepatology, 64, pp. 34 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.28475
,2016, 'Prioritization of HCV treatment in the direct-acting antiviral era: An economic evaluation', Journal of Hepatology, 65, pp. 17 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2016.02.007
,2016, 'HIV infection is associated with higher levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and eotaxin among people with recent hepatitis C virus infection', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1567-2
,2016, 'Quality of life and social functioning during treatment of recent hepatitis C infection: A multi-centre prospective cohort', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0150655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150655
,2016, 'SOF/VEL for 12 weeks is well tolerated and results in high SVR12 rates in people receiving opioid substitution therapy', HEROIN ADDICTION AND RELATED CLINICAL PROBLEMS, 18, pp. 16 - 16
,2016, 'Transmission of hepatitis C virus infection among younger and older people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada', Journal of Hepatology, 64, pp. 1247 - 1255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2016.02.031
,2016, 'HCV specific IL-21 producing T cells but not IL-17A producing T cells are associated with HCV viral control in HIV/HCV coinfection', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0154433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154433
,2016, 'Alanine aminotransferase, HCV RNA levels and pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrogenic cytokines/chemokines during acute hepatitis C virus infection', Virology Journal, 13, pp. 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-016-0482-x
,2016, 'Hepatitis c virus treatment and persons who inject drugs', Annals of Internal Medicine, 164, pp. 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/L15-0485
,2016, 'Treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs attending opioid substitution treatment and community health clinics: The ETHOS Study', Addiction, 111, pp. 311 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13197
,2016, 'Hepatitis C treatment as prevention: evidence, feasibility, and challenges', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1, pp. 317 - 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30075-9
,2016, 'Highlights of the Fourth Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C: Moving towards a National Action Plan', Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2016, pp. 5743521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5743521
,2016, 'HIV infection and hepatitis C virus genotype 1a are associated with phylogenetic clustering among people with recently acquired hepatitis C virus infection', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 37, pp. 252 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2015.11.028
,2016, 'Interferon lambda 4 genotype is associated with jaundice and elevated aminotransferase levels during acute hepatitis C virus infection: Findings from the InC3 collaborative', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 3, pp. ofw024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw024
,2016, 'Short duration response-guided treatment is effective for most individuals with recent hepatitis C infection: the ATAHC II and DARE-C I studies', ANTIVIRAL THERAPY, 21, pp. 425 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.3851/IMP3035
,2016, 'Short duration response-guided treatment is effective for most individuals with recent hepatitis C infection: the ATAHC II and DARE-C I studies', Antiviral therapy, 21, pp. 465, http://dx.doi.org/10.3851/IMP3073
,2016, 'The 5th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus: We Are Not Done Yet - Remaining Challenges in Hepatitis C', Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2016, pp. 7603526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7603526
,2016, 'On-Treatment Illicit Drug Use Did Not Impact Treatment Outcome during Therapy with Ledipasvir-Sofosbuvi with or without Ribavirin in the Phase 3 ION-1 Study', Journal of Hepatology, 64, pp. S776 - S777, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(16)01514-2
,2016, 'Program and Abstracts from the Canadian Digestive Diseases Week™ 2016.', Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2016, pp. 4792898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4792898
,2016, 'Restrictions for reimbursement of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in Canada: a descriptive study.', CMAJ Open, 4, pp. E605 - E614, http://dx.doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20160008
,2016, 'SOF/VEL for 12 Weeks Is Well Tolerated and Results in High SVR12 Rates in People Receiving Opioid Substitution Therapy', Journal of Hepatology, 64, pp. S776 - S776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(16)01513-0
,2015, 'Are interferon-free direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of HCV enough to control the epidemic among people who inject drugs?', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0143836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143836
,2015, 'Response to treatment following recently acquired hepatitis C virus infection in a multicentre collaborative cohort', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 22, pp. 1020 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12429
,2015, 'Effect of treatment willingness on specialist assessment and treatment uptake for hepatitis C virus infection among people who use drugs: The ETHOS study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 22, pp. 914 - 925, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12415
,2015, 'Hepatitis c virus reinfection and spontaneous clearance of reinfection - The InC3 study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 212, pp. 1407 - 1419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiv220
,2015, 'Strategies for achieving universal access to hepatitis C virus prevention and care for people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 1039 - 1040, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.008
,2015, 'The effect of social functioning and living arrangement on treatment intent, specialist assessment and treatment uptake for hepatitis C virus infection among people with a history of injecting drug use: The ETHOS study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 1094 - 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.06.001
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