title: [Expert recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection in the prison setting].
abstract: The prevalence of HCV infection in Spanish prisons is very high (38.5%). The characteristics of the infected patients, particularly the high rate of HIV coinfection, makes it very likely that the morbidity and mortality produced by serious liver disease secondary to this infection will increase considerably in the coming years. A group of Spanish experts with experience in patients who are inmates has been invited to establish a series of recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection in Spanish prisons.
authors.affiliation: Servicios Médicos. Centro Penitenciario Alicante I. España. pabloshz@coma.es
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saiz de la Hoya-Zamácola
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marco-Mouriño
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Clemente-Ricote
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Portilla-Sogorb
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boix-Martínez
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Núñez-Martínez
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reus-Bañuls
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Teixidó i Pérez
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011330:Prisons / Q000592:standards*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous