infohep news

• Sexual transmission

  Reinfection after hepatitis C cure predicted by sexually transmitted infections

  Keith Alcorn / 07 April 2021

  Screening for sexually transmitted infections in people coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C during or shortly after completing direct-acting antiviral treatment to cure hepatitis C may predict which patients are at higher risk ...

• Testing for hepatitis C

  Outreach to homeless in England achieved large-scale testing for hepatitis C during the COVID-19 lockdown

  Keith Alcorn / 25 March 2021

  Outreach to homeless people in England housed in temporary accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic led to over 1200 to be tested for hepatitis C, one in ten to test positive for active ...

• Hepatitis C elimination

  12 good practices that should be part of the hepatitis C standard of care

  Keith Alcorn / 25 March 2021

  Hepatitis C programmes and health services should review whether they are using best practices in diagnosis, treatment and care of people with hepatitis C, and update service models to improve hepatitis C elimination ...

• Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

  Pancreatic and colorectal cancer risk raised in people with hepatitis C

  Keith Alcorn / 16 March 2021

  Pancreatic cancer occurred more often in people with hepatitis C or HIV in Canada’s British Columbia Hepatitis Testers Cohort, and colorectal cancer was more likely to occur in people diagnosed with hepatitis ...

• HBV treatment for people with HIV

  People with HIV and hepatitis B should have ongoing monitoring for liver cancer

  Liz Highleyman / 15 March 2021

  People with HIV and hepatitis B co-infection remain at risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) despite antiviral treatment and should undergo regular monitoring for liver cancer, according to research presented ...