Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health concern with significant morbidity and mortality. New HCV infection is primarily associated with intravenous drug use. With the ongoing opioid crisis, the incidence of injection drug use and new HCV infection has risen. From 2010 to 2019, the number of estimated infections increased by 387% which is largely attributed to the opioid epidemic and injection drug use (CDC Viral Hepatitis 2019). In 2011 the treatment of HCV was revolutionized with the introduction of direct acting agents which revolutionized the treatment of HCV. Despite guidelines recommending treatment for PWID infected with chronic HCV there are a number of reasons this population is not commonly offered treatment. A growing body of literature has shown that PWID can be successfully treated and attain SVR even in the presence of ongoing drug use. This thesis was prepared by search of pertinent literature to analysis and arguments and evidence for and against the treatment of HCV in those with active injection drug use. / Urban Bioethics
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TEMPLE/oai:scholarshare.temple.edu:20.500.12613/6865 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Goff, Sara |
| Contributors | Jones, Nora L. |
| Publisher | Temple University. Libraries |
| Source Sets | Temple University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 29 pages |
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| Relation | http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/6847, Theses and Dissertations |
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