Chronic Hepatitis B Increases Liver-Related Mortality of Patients With Acute Hepatitis E: A Territorywide Cohort Study From 2000 to 2016 | Zendy

Jimmy CheTo Lai | Zendy; Grace LaiHung Wong | Zendy; Terry CheukFung Yip | Zendy; YeeKit Tse | Zendy; Kelvin LongYan Lam | Zendy; Grace Lui | Zendy; Henry LikYuen Chan | Zendy; Vincent WaiSun Wong | Zendy

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Chronic Hepatitis B Increases Liver-Related Mortality of Patients With Acute Hepatitis E: A Territorywide Cohort Study From 2000 to 2016

Author(s) -

Jimmy CheTo Lai,

Grace LaiHung Wong,

Terry CheukFung Yip,

YeeKit Tse,

Kelvin LongYan Lam,

Grace Lui,

Henry LikYuen Chan,

Vincent WaiSun Wong

Publication year - 2018

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/ciy234

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis , hepatitis b , gastroenterology , hazard ratio , mortality rate , hepatitis c , acute hepatitis , confidence interval

The epidemiology of acute hepatitis A and E has been changing over the last 2 decades. The impact of concomitant chronic hepatitis B (CHB) on clinical outcomes remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the morbidity and mortality of patients with acute hepatitis A or E with and without underlying CHB.

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