Selected Publications

A road map to viral hepatitis elimination in BC by 2030

AuthorsBartlett SR, Schmitz D, Harnest J, Duddy J, Lee M

Journal: BC Medical Journal

Association of MASLD Phenotypes with Liver Fibrosis in Hepatitis C: The Role of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

Authors: Wesal Elgretli, Mohamed Shengir, Solomon Sasson, Agnihotram V. Ramanakumar, Felice Cinque, Luz Esther Ramos Ballestreros, Marc Deschenes, Phil Wong, Tianyan Chen, Nadine Kronfli, Sahar Saeed, Alexa Keeshan, Saniya Tandon, Curtis Cooper, Giada Sebastiani

Journal: Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Coordinated expansion of memory T follicular helper and B cells mediates spontaneous clearance of HCV reinfection

Authors: Eisa M, Gomez-Escobar E, Bédard N, Abdeltawab NF, Flores N, Mazouz S, Fieffé-Bédard A, Sakayan P, Gridley J, Abdel-Hakeem MS, Bruneau J, Grakoui A, Shoukry NH

Journal: Front Immunology

DAA-mediated HCV cure reduces HIV DNA levels in HCV/HIV coinfected people

Authors: Gobran ST, Pagliuzza A, Khedr O, Fert A, Chomont N, Bruneau J, Klein MB, Ancuta P, Shoukry NH

Journal: Journal of Virology

Feasibility of hepatitis C elimination by screening and treatment alone in high-income countries

Authors: Tian F, Forouzannia F, Feng Z, Biondi M, Mendlowitz A, Feld J, Sander B, Wong W.W.L. 

Journal: Hepatology

Frequent disengagement and subsequent mortality among people living with HIV and Hepatitis C in Canada: A prospective cohort study

AuthorsSaeed S, Thomas T, Dinh D, Moodie EEM, Cox J, Cooper C, Gill MJ, Martel-Laferriere V, Panagiotoglou D, Walmsley S, Wong A, Klein MB

Journal: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Impact of new direct direct-acting antiviral therapy on the prevalence and undiagnosed proportion of chronic hepatitis C infection in Canada

AuthorsForouzannia F, Hamadeh A, Passos-Castilho AM, Erman A, Yu A, Feng Z, Janjua N, Sander B, Greenaway C, Wong W.W.L.

Journal: Liver International

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hepatitis C treatment initiation in British Columbia, Canada: an interrupted time series study

Authors: Morrow R, Binka M, Li J, Irvine M, Bartlett S, Wong S, Jeong D, Makuza JD, Wong J, Yu A, Krajden M, Janjua NZ

Journal: Viruses

Mixed-Genotype HCV Direct Acting Antiviral Outcomes: a CANUHC Analysis

Authors: Imsirovic H, Macphail G, Conway B, Fraser C, Borgia S, Smyth D, Wong A, Vachon M-L, Webster D, Liu H, Feld J, Lee S, Cooper C

Journal: Journal of Viral Hepatitis 

Ongoing Gaps in the Hepatitis C Care Cascade during the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era in a Large Retrospective Cohort in Canada: A Population-Based Study

Authors: Passos-Castilho AM, Murphy DG, Blouin K, Benedetti A, Panagiotoglou D, Bruneau J, Klein MB, Kwong JC, Sander B, Janjua NZ, Greenaway C

Journal: Viruses

Risk of liver-related events in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) patients with fibrosis: A comparative analysis of various risk stratification criteria

Authors: Pennisi G, Enea M, Romero-Gomez M, Bugianesi E, Wong Wai-Sun V, Fracanzani AL, De Ledinghen V, George J, Berzigotti A, Vigano M, Sebastiani G, Cannella R, Delamarre A, Di Maria G, Lange NF, Tulone A, Di Marco V, Camma C, Petta S

Journal: Hepatology

Sex and gender differences in hepatitis C virus risk, prevention, and cascade of care in people who inject drugs: systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Levinsson A, Zolopa C, Vakili F, Udhesister S, Kronfli N, Maheu-Giroux M, Bruneau J, Valerio H, Bajis S, Read P, Martró E, Boucher L, Morris L, Grebely J, Artenie A, Stone J, Vickerman P, Larney S

Journal: eClinical Medicine (PArt of Lancet Discovery Science)

Using an intersectionality lens to explore barriers and enablers to hepatitis C point-of-care testing: a qualitative study among people who inject drugs and service providers

Authors: Fontaine G, Presseau J, Bruneau J, Etherington C, Thomas IM, Hung JC, van Allen Z, Patey AM, Kareem A, Mortazhejri S, Høj SB, Boyer-Legault G, Grimshaw JM

Journal: International Journal for Equity in Health

Validation of case-ascertainment algorithms using health administrative data to identify people who inject drugs in Ontario, Canada

Authors: Greenwald ZR, Werb D, Feld JJ, Austin P, Fridman D, Bayoumi AM, Gomes T, Kendall C, Lapointe-Shaw L, Scheim AI, Bartlett S, Benchimol EI, Bouck Z, Boucher L, Greenaway C, Janjua NZ, Leece P, Wong WWL, Sander B, Kwong JC

Journal: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology