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      Programa multidisciplinar para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de infección por virus de hepatitis C en prisiones Translated title: Multidisciplinary program for the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C virus infections in prisons

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          RESUMEN Objetivos: El diagnóstico y tratamiento del VHC en prisiones podría ser una estrategia para evitar su propagación. El objetivo es el desarrollo de un programa multidisciplinar de VHC en prisiones. Métodos: El programa se implantó en tres prisiones entre junio de 2016 - septiembre de 2019. El equipo sanitario estuvo compuesto por enfermeras, médicos y farmacéuticos hospitalarios. Se realizaron tests de serología para detección del VHC, determinándose carga viral y genotipado en casos positivos. Posteriormente, los reclusos con VHC fueron tratados. Se recogieron datos poblacionales y de tratamientos. La efectividad se evaluó mediante respuesta al final del tratamiento (RFT) y respuesta viral sostenida en semana 12 (RVS12). La tolerancia fue medida mediante efectos adversos irreversibles. Se compararon la prevalencia de VHC antes y después de implantar el programa. Resultados: La población global fue 2.065 presos. Los pacientes con serología positiva de VHC y carga viral detectable fueron 214. El 91,6% fueron varones. Los genotipos de VHC más frecuentes fueron 1a (31,3%) y 3 (26,2%). Los tratamientos más usados fueron glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (28,0%) y sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (22,9%). El 99,5% de los presidiarios tratados alcanzaron RFT. El 93,2% de pacientes valorables presentaron RVS12, con 5 recidivas. No se observaron casos de reinfección por VHC. Los efectos adversos irreversibles fueron observados en 2 pacientes. La prevalencia al comienzo del programa fue 10,4%, mientras que al final fue 1,7%. Conclusiones: El programa multidisciplinar de diagnóstico y tratamiento de VHC en prisiones consiguió una elevada curación de la enfermedad, evitando nuevas reinfecciones y con pocos efectos adversos irreversibles.

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          SUMMARY Aims: Diagnosis and treatment of HCV in prisons could be a strategy to prevent the spread of infection. The aim is the development of a multidisciplinary program for HCV in prisons. Method: The program was implemented in three prisons between June 2016 - September 2019. Health staff was composed of nurses, physicians and hospital pharmacists. Serology tests for the detection of VHC was performed. Viral load and genotyping were determined in the positive cases. Subsequently, inmates with HCV were treated. Population data and treatments were collected. The effectiveness was assessed by response at the end of treatment (EOT) and viral response sustained at week 12 (SVR12). Tolerance was measured by irreversible adverse effects. HCV prevalence before implementation of program was compared to with prevalence after the program. Results: Global population was 2,065 prisoners. Patients with positive HCV serology and detectable viral load was 214. The 91.6% of patients were male. The most frequent HCV genotypes were 1a (31.3%) and 3 (26.2%). Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (28.0%) and sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (22.9%) were the most frequently used treatments. EOT was reached by 99.5% of inmates. SVR12 was presented by 93.2% valuable patients, with 5 recurrences. There were no HCV reinfections. Irreversible adverse effects associated were observed in 2 patients. The prevalence at the beginning of program was 10.4% while it was 1.7% at the end. Conclusions: The multidisciplinary program of diagnosis and treatment of HCV in prisons has achieved a high cure for the disease, avoiding new reinfections and few irreversible adverse effects.

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            Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most commonly reported bloodborne infection in the United States, causing substantial morbidity and mortality and costing billions of dollars annually. To update the estimated HCV prevalence among all adults aged ≥18 years in the United States, we analyzed 2013-2016 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to estimate the prevalence of HCV in the noninstitutionalized civilian population and used a combination of literature reviews and population size estimation approaches to estimate the HCV prevalence and population sizes for four additional populations: incarcerated people, unsheltered homeless people, active-duty military personnel, and nursing home residents. We estimated that during 2013-2016 1.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.4-2.0%) of all adults in the United States, approximately 4.1 (3.4-4.9) million persons, were HCV antibody-positive (indicating past or current infection) and that 1.0% (95% CI, 0.8-1.1%) of all adults, approximately 2.4 (2.0-2.8) million persons, were HCV RNA-positive (indicating current infection). This includes 3.7 million noninstitutionalized civilian adults in the United States with HCV antibodies and 2.1 million with HCV RNA and an estimated 0.38 million HCV antibody-positive persons and 0.25 million HCV RNA-positive persons not part of the 2013-2016 NHANES sampling frame. Conclusion: Over 2 million people in the United States had current HCV infection during 2013-2016; compared to past estimates based on similar methodology, HCV antibody prevalence may have increased, while RNA prevalence may have decreased, likely reflecting the combination of the opioid crisis, curative treatment for HCV infection, and mortality among the HCV-infected population; efforts on multiple fronts are needed to combat the evolving HCV epidemic, including increasing capacity for and access to HCV testing, linkage to care, and cure.
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              People detained in prisons and other closed settings are at elevated risk of infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis with the aim of determining the rate of incident HCV infection and the prevalence of anti-HCV among detainees in closed settings. We systematically searched databases of peer-reviewed literature and widely distributed a call for unpublished data. We calculated summary estimates of incidence and prevalence among general population detainees and detainees with a history of injection drug use (IDU), and explored heterogeneity through stratification and meta-regression. The summary prevalence estimates were used to estimate the number of anti-HCV positive prisoners globally. HCV incidence among general detainees was 1.4 per 100 person-years (py; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.1, 2.7; k = 4), and 16.4 per 100 py (95% CI: 0.8, 32.1; k = 3) among detainees with a history of IDU. The summary prevalence estimate of anti-HCV in general detainees was 26% (95% CI: 23%, 29%; k = 93), and in detainees with a history of IDU, 64% (95% CI: 58%, 70%; k = 51). The regions of highest prevalence were Central Asia (38%; 95% CI 32%, 43%; k = 1) and Australasia (35%; 95% CI: 28%, 43%; k = 9). We estimate that 2.2 million (range: 1.4-2.9 million) detainees globally are anti-HCV positive, with the largest populations in North America (668,500; range: 553,500-784,000) and East and Southeast Asia (638,000; range: 332,000-970,000). HCV is a significant concern in detained populations, with one in four detainees anti-HCV-positive. Epidemiological data on the extent of HCV infection in detained populations is lacking in many countries. Greater attention towards prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HCV infection among detained populations is urgently required. Copyright © 2013 by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
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                Journal
                ofil
                Revista de la OFIL
                Rev. OFIL·ILAPHAR
                Organización de Farmacéuticos Ibero-Latinoamericanos (Madrid, Madrid, Spain )
                1131-9429
                1699-714X
                September 2021
                : 31
                : 3
                : 303-308
                Affiliations
                [1] Cádiz Puerto Real orgnameHospital Universitario de Puerto Real orgdiv1UGC Farmacia España
                Article
                S1699-714X2021000300303 S1699-714X(21)03100300303
                10.4321/s1699-714x2021000300009
                feb6aff4-867a-45fc-b595-be70b9b4dc5e

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 10 June 2020
                : 04 May 2020
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                Prisoners,efectividad de tratamiento,anticuerpos de hepatitis,programa de accesibilidad,comunicación multidisciplinar,Prisiones,treatment,effectiveness,hepatitis,antibodies,accessibility program,multidisciplinary communication

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