Hepatitis C testing, treatment and prevention in low- and middle-income country prisons

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作者
Tucker, Joseph D. [1 ,2 ]
Ahmad, Ahsan [3 ,4 ]
Mulu, Andargachew [5 ]
Muyoyeta, Monde [6 ]
Abu Hassan, Muhammad Radzi [7 ,8 ]
Kamarulzaman, Adeeba [3 ,4 ]
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[1] Univ N Carolina, Inst Global Hlth & Infect Dis, Sch Med, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 USA
[2] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Fac Infect & Trop Dis, Clin Res Dept, London, England
[3] Yale Univ, Sect Infect Dis, Dept Internal Med, New Haven, CT USA
[4] Univ Malaya, Fac Med, Infect Dis Unit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[5] Armauer Hansen Res Inst, Viral Dis Res Team, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
[6] Ctr Infect Dis Res Zambia, TB Programs Div, Lusaka, Zambia
[7] Malaysian Minist Hlth, Internal Med Serv, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[8] Hosp Sultanah Bahiyah, Clin Res Dept, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
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10.1038/s41575-022-00645-3
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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摘要
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common among people who are incarcerated in low- and middle-income countries. Prison policy changes towards HCV testing and treatment are pivotal for social justice and can be a crucial step for achieving HCV global elimination targets.
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页码:484 / 485
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