资源有限国家中注射吸毒人群丙型肝炎再感染:系统评价和分析。
Hepatitis C Reinfection in People Who Inject Drugs in Resource-Limited Countries: A Systematic Review and Analysis.
机构信息
School of Nursing, Yale University, 400 West Campus Drive, Orange, CT 06477, USA.
Department of Epidemiology-Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
出版信息
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 9;17(14):4951. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17144951.
Hepatitis C (HCV) is a global pandemic. The World Health Organization has developed a strategic plan for HCV elimination that focuses on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-risk populations, including people who inject drugs (PWID). While direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies are highly effective at eliminating HCV infections and have few side effects, medical professionals and policymakers remain concerned about the risk of reinfection among PWID. This study is a systematic review of research measuring the rate of HCV reinfection among PWID in LMICs and identifies additional areas for further research. A systematic search strategy was used to identify studies documenting HCV reinfection after sustained virologic response in PWID in LMICs. We refined results to include studies where at least 50% of participants had DAA treatment for primary HCV infection. Pooled reinfection rate was calculated across all studies. Seven studies met eligibility criteria. Most studies were conducted in six upper middle-income countries (Mexico, Romania, Russia, Taiwan, Georgi, and Brazil) and one lower middle-income country (Bangladesh) with a total of 7665 participants. No study included information from PWID in low-income countries. Sample sizes ranged from 200 to 3004 individuals, with demographic data missing for most participants. Four studies used deep gene sequencing, and reflex genotyping procedures to differentiate reinfection (infection by a different HCV genotype/subtype) from virologic relapse (infection by the same strain). The follow-up time of people cured from primary chronic HCV infection ranged from 12 weeks to 6.6 years. The pooled reinfection rate of all seven studies was 2.8 (range: 0.02 to 10.5) cases per 100 person-years (PY). In the five studies that differentiated relapse from reinfection, the incidence of reinfection was 1.0 per 100 PY. To date, research on reinfection rates among PWID in LMICs remains limited. Research focused on PWID in low-income countries is particularly needed to inform clinical decision making and evidence-based programs. While rates of reinfection among PWID who complete DAA treatment in upper and lower middle-income countries were similar or lower than rates observed in PWID in high-income countries, the rates were highly variable and factors may influence the accuracy of these measurements. This systematic review identifies several areas for continued research. Policies concerning access to HCV testing and treatment should be comprehensive and not place restrictions on PWID in these settings.
丙型肝炎(HCV)是一种全球性的大流行病。世界卫生组织制定了 HCV 消除战略计划,该计划侧重于中低收入国家(LMICs)和高危人群,包括注射毒品者(PWID)。直接作用抗病毒(DAA)疗法在消除 HCV 感染方面非常有效,且副作用很少,但医疗专业人员和政策制定者仍然担心 PWID 再次感染的风险。本研究是对评估中低收入国家中 PWID 中 HCV 再感染率的研究进行的系统综述,并确定了进一步研究的其他领域。采用系统搜索策略来确定在中低收入国家中记录 PWID 在持续病毒学应答后 HCV 再感染的研究。我们对结果进行了细化,以纳入至少有 50%的参与者接受原发性 HCV 感染的 DAA 治疗的研究。对所有研究进行了汇总再感染率的计算。有 7 项研究符合入选标准。大多数研究在六个中高收入国家(墨西哥、罗马尼亚、俄罗斯、中国台湾、格鲁吉亚和巴西)和一个中低收入国家(孟加拉国)进行,共纳入 7665 名参与者。没有研究包含来自低收入国家的 PWID 信息。样本量从 200 到 3004 人不等,大多数参与者的人口统计学数据缺失。四项研究使用深度基因测序和反射基因分型程序来区分再感染(感染不同的 HCV 基因型/亚型)和病毒学复发(感染同一株)。原发性慢性 HCV 感染治愈者的随访时间从 12 周到 6.6 年不等。所有 7 项研究的汇总再感染率为 2.8(范围:0.02 至 10.5)例/100 人年(PY)。在区分复发和再感染的五项研究中,再感染的发生率为 1.0/100 PY。迄今为止,关于中低收入国家中 PWID 再感染率的研究仍然有限。特别需要对低收入国家中的 PWID 进行研究,以为临床决策和循证计划提供信息。虽然在中高收入国家中完成 DAA 治疗的 PWID 的再感染率与在高收入国家中观察到的再感染率相似或较低,但这些比率变化很大,并且可能有一些因素会影响这些测量结果的准确性。本系统综述确定了几个需要继续研究的领域。关于 HCV 检测和治疗的获取政策应该全面,而不应在这些环境中对 PWID 施加限制。