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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
,2015, 'Assessment and delivery of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in an opioid substitution treatment clinic with integrated peer-based support in Newcastle, Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 999 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.006
,2015, 'Defining populations and injecting parameters among people who inject drugs: Implications for the assessment of hepatitis C treatment programs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 950 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.010
,2015, 'Evaluation of two community-controlled peer support services for assessment and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in opioid substitution treatment clinics: The ETHOS study, Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 992 - 998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.01.005
,2015, 'Excluding people who use drugs or alcohol from access to hepatitis C treatments - Is this fair, given the available data?', Journal of Hepatology, 63, pp. 779 - 782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2015.06.014
,2015, 'Expanding access to prevention, care and treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 893 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.007
,2015, 'Injecting risk behaviours following treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: The Australian Trial in Acute Hepatitis C', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 976 - 983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.05.003
,2015, 'Liver disease knowledge and acceptability of non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment among people who inject drugs in the drug and alcohol setting: The LiveRLife Study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 984 - 991, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.002
,2015, 'Recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 1028 - 1038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.005
,2015, 'Factors associated with hepatitis C virus RNA levels in early chronic infection: the InC3 study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 22, pp. 708 - 717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12384
,2015, 'Restrictions for medicaid reimbursement of sofosbuvir for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States', Annals of Internal Medicine, 163, pp. 215 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/M15-0406
,2015, 'The influence of hepatitis C virus genetic region on phylogenetic clustering analysis', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0131437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131437
,2015, 'A molecular phylogenetics-based approach for identifying recent hepatitis C virus transmission events', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 33, pp. 101 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2015.04.017
,2015, 'Methamphetamine injecting is associated with phylogenetic clustering of hepatitis C virus infection among street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 152, pp. 272 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.04.005
,2015, 'Differentiation of acute from chronic hepatitis C virus infection by nonstructural 5B deep sequencing: A population-level tool for incidence estimation', Hepatology, 61, pp. 1842 - 1850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.27734
,2015, 'Mixed HCV infection and reinfection in people who inject drugs-impact on therapy', Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 12, pp. 218 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2015.36
,2015, 'Patterns of hepatitis C Virus RNA levels during acute infection: The InC3 study', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0122232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122232
,2015, 'Many hepatitis C reinfections that spontaneously clear may be undetected: Markov-chain Monte Carlo analysis of observational study data', Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 12, pp. 20141197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.1197
,2015, 'Opioid substitution therapy is associated with increased detection of hepatitis C virus infection: A 15-year observational cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 148, pp. 213 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.12.027
,2015, 'Prevention, treatment and care of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. S22 - S26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.08.014
,2015, 'A longitudinal study of hepatitis C virus testing and infection status notification on behaviour change in people who inject drugs', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 69, pp. 745 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-205224
,2015, 'Empfehlungen zur Hepatitis Versorgung bei Drogenkonsumierenden', International Journal of Drug Policy, 111, pp. 101670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.11.010
,2015, 'Interferon λ 3 and 4 genotyping using high-resolution melt curve analysis suitable for multiple clinical sample types', Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 17, pp. 583 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoldx.2015.05.003
,2015, 'Interferon-λ rs12979860 genotype and liver fibrosis in viral and non-viral chronic liver disease', Nature Communications, 6, pp. 6422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7422
,2015, 'Naturally occurring dominant drug resistance mutations occur infrequently in the setting of recently acquired hepatitis C', Antiviral Therapy, 20, pp. 199 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.3851/IMP2821
,2015, 'Trends in mortality after diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection: An international comparison and implications for monitoring the population impact of treatment', Journal of Hepatology, 62, pp. 269 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2014.09.001
,2015, 'Diagnosis of hepatitis c virus infection after entry to opioid substitution therapy', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 156, pp. e122 - e122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.337
,2015, 'Expanding access to prevention, care and treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 893 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.007
,2014, 'Genetics of spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus infection: A complex topic with much to learn', Hepatology, 60, pp. 2127 - 2128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.27163
,2014, 'The impact of methadone maintenance therapy on hepatitis C incidence among illicit drug users', Addiction, 109, pp. 2053 - 2059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12682
,2014, 'Interferon lambda 3 genotype predicts hepatitis C virus RNA levels in early acute infection among people who inject drugs: The InC3 Study', Journal of Clinical Virology, 61, pp. 430 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2014.08.027
,2014, 'Phylogenetic clustering of hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada', Hepatology, 60, pp. 1571 - 1580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.27310
,2014, 'Dynamics of HCV RNA Levels During Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection', Journal of Medical Virology, 86, pp. 1722 - 1729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.24010
,2014, 'The 3rd Canadian symposium on Hepatitis c Virus: Expanding care in the interferon-free era', Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 28, pp. 481 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/704919
,2014, 'Declining incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in a Canadian setting, 1996-2012', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e97726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097726
,2014, 'Uptake of hepatitis C treatment among people who inject drugs attending Needle and Syringe Programs in Australia, 1999-2011', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 21, pp. 198 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12129
,2014, 'Barriers and facilitators for assessment and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in the opioid substitution treatment setting: Insights from the ETHOS study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 21, pp. 560 - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12183
,2014, 'Can hepatitis C virus infection be eradicated in people who inject drugs?', Antiviral Research, 104, pp. 62 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2014.01.002
,2014, 'Continued low uptake of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in a large community-based cohort of inner city residents', Liver International, 34, pp. 1198 - 1206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.12370
,2014, 'Delivery of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in the primary care setting', European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 26, pp. 1003 - 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000000150
,2014, 'Delivery of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in the primary care setting', Journal of Nursing Administration, 44, pp. 1003 - 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000000150
,2014, 'Disease progression during advanced fibrosis: IL28B genotype or HCV RNA levels?', Hepatology, 59, pp. 1650 - 1651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.26675
,2014, 'Does informing people who inject drugs of their hepatitis C status influence their injecting behaviour? Analysis of the networks ii study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 25, pp. 179 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.08.005
,2014, 'Lower life expectancy among people with an HCV notification: A population-based linkage study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 21, pp. e10 - e18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12245
,2014, 'The effects of female sex, viral genotype, and IL28B genotype on spontaneous clearance of acute hepatitis C virus infection', Hepatology, 59, pp. 109 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.26639
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