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High Hepatitis C Cure Rates Among Patients With Alcohol Use at a Safety-Net Hepatitis C Clinic.
Journal of Addiction Medicine 2024 March 28
OBJECTIVES: We set out to examine several aspects of the relationship between alcohol use and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among a cohort of patients treated at an HCV clinic within a safety net hospital. We examined (1) the prevalence of alcohol use among patients treated for HCV, (2) the likelihood of being started on treatment among patients who reported drinking alcohol compared with those who did not, and (3) the associations between alcohol use and HCV cure.
METHODS: We performed a retrospective chart abstraction study using data from the Grady Liver Clinic, a specialty HCV clinic colocated in Grady Memorial Hospital's primary care clinic and run by general internists.
RESULTS: Nine hundred fifty-four patients were included. The sustained virologic response rate among those with 12-week posttreatment measurement was 99.2%, with only 5 patients experiencing virologic failure. None of the alcohol use indicators significantly impacted sustained virologic response or loss to follow-up. Estimates of alcohol use ranged from 28.9% (by International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, code) to 48.9% (clinician documentation). Treatment initiation rates were the same among those who did and did not report alcohol use.
CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol use was not associated with decreased HCV cure rates. Our findings validate the inclusion of patients with alcohol use in HCV treatment programs.
METHODS: We performed a retrospective chart abstraction study using data from the Grady Liver Clinic, a specialty HCV clinic colocated in Grady Memorial Hospital's primary care clinic and run by general internists.
RESULTS: Nine hundred fifty-four patients were included. The sustained virologic response rate among those with 12-week posttreatment measurement was 99.2%, with only 5 patients experiencing virologic failure. None of the alcohol use indicators significantly impacted sustained virologic response or loss to follow-up. Estimates of alcohol use ranged from 28.9% (by International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, code) to 48.9% (clinician documentation). Treatment initiation rates were the same among those who did and did not report alcohol use.
CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol use was not associated with decreased HCV cure rates. Our findings validate the inclusion of patients with alcohol use in HCV treatment programs.
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