Feasibility and outcome of HCV treatment in a Canadian federal prison population

J. Farley, S. Vasdev, B. Fischer, E. Haydon, J. Rehm and T.A. Farley

American Journal of Public Health, 2005, vol. 95, issue 10, 1737-1739

Abstract: We assessed feasibility and outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in male correctional inmates in British Columbia, Canada. We reviewed the medical charts of 114 treated inmates; 80 had complete data for treatment outcome. Approximately 4 of 5 inmates completed treatment (78.8%); 66.3% achieved sustained virological response. Those who completed treatment, those with injection drug use as a risk factor, and those with genotypes 2 and 3 were significantly more likely to achieve sustained virological response. HCV treatment in correctional inmates is feasible and effective.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.056150

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