Wurcel Alysse G, Guardado Rubeen, Beckwith Curt G
Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston Massachusetts, USA.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 18;8(12):ofab579. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab579. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is curable, but incarcerated populations face barriers to treatment. In a cohort of incarcerated hospitalized patients in Boston, Massachusetts, HCV infection was associated with increased mortality. Access to HCV treatment in carceral settings is crucial to avoid unnecessary death and to support HCV elimination efforts.
丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)是可治愈的,但被监禁人群在治疗上面临障碍。在马萨诸塞州波士顿的一组住院被监禁患者中,HCV感染与死亡率增加相关。在监禁环境中获得HCV治疗对于避免不必要的死亡和支持消除HCV的努力至关重要。