https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Changes in risk behaviours during and following treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: the ACTIVATE study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34079 Wed 17 Nov 2021 16:31:48 AEDT ]]> Systematic review with meta-analysis: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and the association with pregnancy outcomes https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47448 0.05). Conclusions: This meta-analysis provides pooled evidence that NAFLD is associated with a substantial increase in maternal diabetic and hypertensive complications and multiple adverse fetal outcomes. This data is important for clinicians managing these patients before, during and after pregnancy.]]> Wed 13 Mar 2024 08:07:29 AEDT ]]> Meta-analysis: hepatitis B reactivation in patients receiving biological therapy https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52199 Wed 04 Oct 2023 15:49:57 AEDT ]]> Primary biliary cholangitis in pregnancy: A systematic review with meta-analysis https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52158 Wed 04 Oct 2023 10:51:24 AEDT ]]> Hepatitis C Virus Antiviral Drug Resistance and Salvage Therapy Outcomes Across Australia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:55368 Tue 21 May 2024 09:42:55 AEST ]]> Adherence to response-guided pegylated interferon and ribavirin for people who inject drugs with hepatitis C virus genotype 2/3 infection: the ACTIVATE study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30811 12 weeks post-treatment). Results: Among 93 people treated, 59% had recently injected drugs (past month), 77% were receiving OST and 56% injected drugs during therapy. Overall, 76% completed treatment. Mean on-treatment adherence to PEG-IFN and ribavirin were 98.2% and 94.6%. Overall, 6% of participants missed >1 dose of PEG-IFN and 31% took <95% of their prescribed ribavirin., Higher treatment completion was observed among those receiving 12 vs. 24 weeks of treatment (97% vs. 46%, P < 0.001) while the proportion of participants with 95% on-treatment ribavirin adherence was similar between groups (67% vs. 72%, P = 0.664). Receiving 12 weeks of therapy was independently associated with treatment completion. No factors were associated with 95% RBV adherence. Neither recent injecting drug use at baseline nor during therapy was associated with treatment completion or adherence to ribavirin. In adjusted analysis, treatment completion was associated with SVR (aOR 23.9, 95% CI 2.9–193.8). Conclusions: This study demonstrated a high adherence to directly observed PEG-IFN and self-administered ribavirin among people with ongoing injecting drug use or receiving OST. These data also suggest that shortening therapy from 24 to 12 weeks can lead to improved treatment completion. Treatment completion was associated with improved response to therapy.]]> Thu 28 Oct 2021 13:03:33 AEDT ]]> Duodenal eosinophils as predictors of symptoms in coeliac disease: a comparison of coeliac disease and non-coeliac dyspeptic patients with controls https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41178 Thu 28 Jul 2022 10:44:20 AEST ]]> Broadening and strengthening the health providers caring for patients with chronic hepatitis C may improve continuity of care https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54918 Thu 21 Mar 2024 13:12:47 AEDT ]]> Distribution of interferon lambda-3 gene polymorphisms in Australian patients with previously untreated genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C: analysis from the PREDICT and CHARIOT studies https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20861 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:02:53 AEDT ]]> How to build trustworthy hepatitis C services in an opioid treatment clinic? A qualitative study of clients and health workers in a co-located setting https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19790 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:57:13 AEDT ]]> Systematic review with meta-analysis: autoimmune hepatitis in pregnancy https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48637 Fri 24 Mar 2023 13:23:48 AEDT ]]> Adherence to sofosbuvir and velpatasvir among people with chronic HCV infection and recent injection drug use: The SIMPLIFY study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43014 Fri 09 Sep 2022 16:16:22 AEST ]]> Efficacy of response-guided directly observed pegylated interferon and self-administered ribavirin for people who inject drugs with hepatitis C virus genotype 2/3 infection: the ACTIVATE study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34078 12 weeks post-treatment). Results: Among 93 people with ongoing injecting drug use or receiving OST treated for HCV genotype 2/3, 59% had recently (past month) injected drugs, 77% were receiving OST and 56% injected drugs during therapy. Overall SVR was 66% (61/93). SVR was 84% in those with undetectable HCV RNA at week 4 (12 weeks) compared to 38% in those without (24 weeks). In adjusted analysis, cirrhosis vs. no/mild fibrosis [adjusted OR (aOR) 0.33, 95% CI 0.13, 0.86] predicted reduced SVR, while response at week 4 was associated with increased SVR [aOR 8.11, 95% CI 2.73, 24.10] . Recent injecting drug use at baseline or during therapy was not associated with SVR. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that people with recent injecting drug use or OST with chronic HCV can achieve responses to interferon-based therapy similar to other populations, despite injecting drugs prior to or during therapy. Cirrhosis was predictive of reduced response to HCV therapy, while response at week 4 (despite shortened therapy) was predictive of improved response.]]> Fri 03 Dec 2021 10:35:13 AEDT ]]>