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

Evaluation of Prenatal Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence Using Universal Screening, and Linkage to Care in a Real-World Setting in Ontario

Authors: Mia J. Biondi, Kate Lynch, Natalie Floriancic, Kirby Cronin, Alex Marchand-Austin, Andrew B. Mendlowitz, Camelia Capraru, Robert A. Kozak, Lee Goneau, Vanessa Tran, Tony Mazzulli, Mark H. Yudin, Bettina Hansen, Genevieve Eastabrook, Jordan J. Feld

Journal: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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

HCV infection characteristics, treatment uptake and outcomes in patient with diabetes mellitus

Authors: Marina Angel, Yelena Petrosyan, Mary-Anne Doyle and Curtis Cooper 

Journal: BMC Endocrine Disorders

Hospitalization related to chronic hepatitis B and C in recent immigrants in Canada: An immigration administrative data-linked, population-based cohort study

Authors: Edward Ng, Jacklyn Quinlan, George Giovinazzo, Maria Syoufi, Dominique Elien Massenat, Claudia Sanmartin, Curtis Cooper

Journal: Health Reports

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

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

Resistance-Associated Substitution Testing Trends and Impact on HCV Treatment Outcomes in Canada: A CanHepC-CANUHC Analysis

Authors: Himain Perera, Haris Imsirovic, Gisela Macphail, Duncan Webster, Chris Fraser, Sergio Borgia, Hongqun Liu, Sam Lee, Jordan J. Feld, Curtis Cooper, the Canadian Network Undertaking Against Hepatitis C (CANUHC) Cohort Investigator Team

Journal: Journal of Viral Hepatitis

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)

Successes and challenges of best practice alerts to identify and engage individuals living with hepatitis C virus

Authors Saniya Tandon, Roselyn Castaneda, Nadia Tarasco, Janie Percival, Roberto Nieto Linares, Glen Geiger, Curtis L Cooper

Journal: Frontiers in Public Health

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