Hepatitis E Virus Does Not Contribute to Hepatic Decompensation Among Patients With Advanced Chronic Hepatitis C.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 14(6): 896-902, 2016 06.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND & AIMS:
Hepatitis E (HEV) can cause acute-on-chronic liver failure in persons with pre-existing liver disease. We investigated whether HEV infection contributes to hepatic decompensation in patients with previously stable, advanced chronic hepatitis C.METHODS:
We performed a case-control study using stored serum samples from subjects enrolled in the randomized phase of the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis Trial (n = 1050; mean age, 51 y; 70% male; 40% with cirrhosis at baseline). Cases were subjects who developed hepatic decompensation within a 24-week period. Controls (3 per case) were subjects without hepatic decompensation matched for fibrosis stage and followed up for a similar period. A serum sample obtained within 6 months after the decompensation event in cases and the same follow-up period in controls were tested for anti-HEV IgG. Subjects with a positive result had a baseline sample similarly tested for anti-HEV IgG. We measured levels of anti-HEV IgM and HEV RNA in blood samples from incident cases.RESULTS:
Of the 1050 subjects analyzed, 314 (30%) experienced a clinical event. Of the 314 subjects who experienced decompensation as defined, 89 (28%) were tested for anti-HEV, along with 267 controls (without decompensation). Similar proportions of cases and controls tested positive for anti-HEV (22.5% and 20.6%, respectively; P = .70). Ten incident HEV infections were identified-4 in cases (4.5%) and 6 in controls (2.2%) (P = .28). HEV RNA was not detected in blood samples from the 10 incident infections. Only 2 of the 4 incident infections among cases were related temporally to the decompensation event.CONCLUSIONS:
HEV does not appear to be a significant cause of hepatic decompensation among persons with previously stable, advanced chronic hepatitis C in the United States.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Hepatite E
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Hepatite C Crônica
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Insuficiência Hepática Crônica Agudizada
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article