Comparing Child-Pugh, MELD, and FIB-4 to Predict Clinical Outcomes in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Persons: Results From ERCHIVES
Author(s) -
Adeel A. Butt,
Yanjie Ren,
Vincent Lo Re,
Tamar H. Taddei,
David E. Kaplan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix224
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , hbsag , hepatitis c virus , decompensation , receiver operating characteristic , hepatitis b virus , cohort , hepatitis c , virus , immunology
Identifying hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive persons at high risk of early complications can help prioritize treatment decisions. We conducted this study to compare Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CP), MELD, and FIB-4 scores for predicting clinical outcomes and to identify those at low risk of complications.
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