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A team of researchers sought to determine the effects of malnutrition on the risk for infection in patients hospitalized with alcoholic hepatitis.
Between September and October 2020, a cohort of 1360 current alcohol drinkers were recruited in the United Kingdom using targeted Facebook advertisements.
A team of researchers assessed the risk factors and pathogens associated with bloodstream infection 1 year after pediatric liver transplantation.
Researchers assessed the characteristics and distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes among individuals with confirmed HCV infection who donated blood during a 16-year period.
Researchers compared accessible hepatitis C care, which consisted of a nonstigmatizing syringe service program, to usual care, which consisted of patient referral to clinicians.
Researchers conducted a retrospective study that assessed risk factors for liver injury among hospitalized patients receiving intravenous tigecycline.
A team of researchers sought to determine the effects of malnutrition on the risk for infection in patients hospitalized with alcoholic hepatitis.
Investigators sought to determine the effect of combined therapy with aspirin and statins on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Researchers compared maternal and perinatal outcomes in US pregnant patients with cirrhosis, noncirrhotic chronic liver disease (CLD), and without CLD.
Researchers examined the clinical, histological, and molecular features of patients with never-decompensated alcohol-related liver disease vs alcohol-related hepatitis.
Using a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers investigated the association between NAFLD and the risk for developing extrahepatic cancers.
Researchers assessed whether the rate of treatment initiations for hepatitis C virus infection among patients participating in a methadone treatment program increased after the implementation of a hepatology clinic.
Among 169 reported cases, at least one child has died; 17 children needed liver transplants
Patients treated with the STRIDE regimen experienced a 22% reduction in the risk of death vs sorafenib.
NAFLD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) have common risk factors; NAFLD can be considered a risk enhancer for ASCVD.
Researchers assessed the safety and efficacy of sofosbuvir-velpatasvir in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus in Rwanda.
Researchers conducted a study to determine whether the addition of a default screening order in the electronic health record increases the rate of hepatitis C virus screening among hospitalized patients.
Researchers investigated the risk factors for children to develop hyperbilirubinemia as a result of receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and the association with mortality.
Researchers assessed the clinical associations of animal naming test results in older adults with and without chronic liver disease.
The researchers found that seven of the 10 living donors were male, with a median age of 40.5 years.