Opiate users on methadone maintenance therapy can be successfully treated for chronic hepatitis C and can achieve outcomes similar to those of people not on methadone, according to data presented at the 13th European AIDS Conference last week in Belgrade.
Shared use of injection drug equipment is a major risk factor for both HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; an estimated 30% of people with HIV also have hepatitis C. But some clinicians have been reluctant to treat active or former drug users for hepatitis C, largely due to concern about suboptimal adherence and poor outcomes.
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