Tag: Hepatitis
Disparities Identified in Linkage to Care for Children With Hepatitis C
Hispanic/Latinx and White children have more than twofold and threefold increased odds of linkage to care, respectively, than Black children
CDC Shuts Down Key Labs for Hepatitis and STI Testing After Layoffs
Dose-Dependent Link Seen for Alcohol, Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer in Patients With Hep B
Each daily consumption of 12 g alcohol increases risk for cirrhosis by 6.2 percent, hepatocellular carcinoma by 11.5 percent
Combo Treatment With Xalnesiran Shows Promise in Patients With Hep B
Highest percentage of patients with HBsAg loss after end of treatment for those receiving xalnesiran + immunomodulator
PIVKA-II-Based Model IDs Liver Cancer Risk in Hep C-Related Cirrhosis
Model accurately predicts hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with HCV-related cirrhosis with SVR to DAAs
High Rates of Hep C Seen for Patients Presenting to ED With Opioid Overdose
Patients aged 55 to 64 years were more likely to test positive for hepatitis C virus and were least likely to be untested
Model Can Predict, Stratify Liver Cancer Risk in Noncirrhotic Chronic Hep B
New model exhibited satisfactory discrimination and calibration, with c-statistics of 0.844 and 0.813 in derivation, validation cohorts
Liver Grafts Feasible From Hep C-Positive Donors After Circulatory Death
One-year patient and graft survival comparable to donation after brain death, with or without HCV infection
Hep C Reinfection Observed in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men
Among men who have sex with men with HIV, only receipt of semen into the rectum is associated with reinfection
Hep C Infection Poses Global Public Health Threat to Reproductive-Age Women
Incidence rates of both acute hepatitis and hepatitis C-related cirrhosis up substantially from 1990 to 2019
