This is alarming: more than 40% of hepatitis C sufferers with an opioid addiction in the canton of St. Gallen have not been diagnosed and more than 50% have not been treated.
This is despite the fact that the FOPH has had hepatitis C guidelines in place for years, which stipulate annual testing and treatment of all those affected in this population.
The study recently published in Swiss Medical Weekly by Kerstin Wissel and Andrea Bregenzer paints a frightening picture of hepatitis care in the decentralised addiction sector.
This is despite the fact that the FOPH has had hepatitis C guidelines in place for years, which stipulate annual testing and treatment of all those affected in this population.
The study recently published in Swiss Medical Weekly by Kerstin Wissel and Andrea Bregenzer paints a frightening picture of hepatitis care in the decentralised addiction sector.