title: [Hepatitis C in drug addicts: access and treatment compliance].
abstract: Currently, hepatitis C is a serious public health problem. It is estimated that there are 180 million people with chronic infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide and that the prevalence of this infection in the Portuguese population ranges between 1 and 1.5%. In Portugal, there are neither up-to-date guidelines for treatment, nor recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with HCV and, in particular, for the endovenous drug users. The present article gathers consensus information regarding clinical practice and suggests some guidelines to the management and treatment accessibility of drug addicted patients with chronic infection by HCV, in Portugal.
authors: Hospital Joaquim Urbano - Porto, Serviço de Infecciologia, Porto, Portugal.
authors: Rui
authors: R
authors: Sarmento E Castro
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Valente
authors: José Presa
authors: JP
authors: Ramos
authors: José Rocha
authors: JR
authors: Almeida
authors: Rui Tato
authors: RT
authors: Marinho
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Branco
authors: Sofia
authors: S
authors: Andrade
authors: Ana
authors: A
authors: Macedo
mesh_terms: D055030:Drug Users; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011174:Portugal; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*