Hepatitis C Journal Articles

• Acute Liver Failure Due to Herpes Simplex Viral Hepatitis While a rare occurrence, this case underscores the need to be aware of HSV hepatitis as a possible cause of acute liver failure.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 27, 2023
• Characteristics Associated With Treatment Among HCV Patients This study examined treatment patterns and characteristics associated with receipt of treatment among patients diagnosed with HCV. What factors are associated with lower rates of receiving treatment?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, October 04, 2023
• Histopathology of Cold Agglutinin Disease Review the characteristics of cold agglutinin disease, a type of autoimmune hemolytic anemia characterized in recent years as a distinct B-cell lymphoproliferative disease.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, September 29, 2023
• Contribution of Alcohol Use in HIV/HCV Co-infection to Mortality Does the association between alcohol use and all-cause mortality in persons with HIV differ by HCV status?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, September 27, 2023
• Guidance for Implementing CDC's HCV Testing Recommendations This update clarifies recommended strategies which should be used to diagnose current HCV infection, according to the latest CDC guidelines.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 22, 2023
• Atorvastatin vs Aspirin in People With HIV Which of these two drugs are better at reducing HIV-associated inflammation, and in turn, the risk for cardiovascular disease?
  AIDS, September 21, 2023
• Dynamic Risk Assessment for HCC in Patients With Chronic HCV The authors developed a model for identifying hepatocellular carcinoma risk factors in individuals with chronic HCV, across antiviral treatment status and interactions with cirrhosis.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, September 20, 2023
• Cost-effectiveness of Treating All HBV+ Individuals in the U.S. This analysis suggests that expanding efforts to diagnose and treat individuals chronically infected with HBV would be cost-effective and provide a positive return on investment.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, September 13, 2023
• Hepatitis C Virus Clearance Cascade, U.S. 2013-2022 This analysis of the HCV clearance cascade using 2013-2022 national HCV testing data found a lower than targeted viral clearance rate, especially among the young, uninsured or underinsured.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 08, 2023
• Efficacy, Durability, Tolerability of BIC/FTC/TAF for HIV Do the benefits of this HIV treatment seen in randomized clinical trials translate to real-world clinical practice?
  HIV Medicine, September 08, 2023
• SOF/VEL in Patients Aged 6-18 Years With Chronic HCV This real-world study found sofosbuvir/velpatasvir 100% effective in a pediatric population with chronic hepatitis C, with no serious adverse effects.
  Liver International, September 06, 2023
• Liver Cancer Mortality Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic This nationally representative study updates the latest trends in liver cancer-related mortality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.
  Liver International, August 30, 2023
• Baveno Criteria for Screening for Large Varices or PHT in HCC This study assessed the applicability of Baveno VI and VII criteria in HCC patients to rule out large esophageal varices and rule in/out clinically significant portal hypertension.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, August 15, 2023
• Implementing a New HIV RNA Qualitative PCR Assay This study details the implementation of a revised HIV diagnostic workflow at a large academic medical center, utilizing a new FDA-cleared HIV-1/2 RNA qualitative PCR.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, August 09, 2023
• Impact of Prior HBV, HAV, and HEV Infection on NAFLD How does previous infection with HBV, HAV, or HEV impact the occurrence of liver fibrosis and NAFLD?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, August 08, 2023
• Spleen Stiffness Diagnoses Portal Hypertension in MAFLD This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of spleen stiffness measurement by VCTE for detecting clinically significant portal hypertension in patients with MAFLD.
  Liver International, August 04, 2023
• Predictors of Change in Multimorbidity Among People With HIV Certain factors may predict progression and changes in multimorbidity among people living with HIV. What are they?
  HIV Medicine, August 04, 2023
• Blood-borne Pathogen Exposures During Dermatologic Procedures What are the most common causes of blood-borne pathogen exposures in dermatologic staff, and what procedures are they most associated with?
  Cutis, August 02, 2023
• Metabolic Dysfunction and HCC Risk in HCV Cured With DAAs In patients with advanced HCV cured with DAAs, does metabolic dysfunction more accurately identify those with advanced liver disease at risk of developing HCC than does ultrasound?
  Liver International, July 28, 2023
• Etiology of Cirrhosis Hospitalization Before, During COVID-19 This study highlights important changes in etiology-specific trends for cirrhosis and decompensated cirrhosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 27, 2023