Robert A. WolfeDepartment of SurgeryFriedrich K. PortDepartment of SurgeryRobert M. MerionDepartment of SurgeryLiver TransplantationPelletier SJ, Schaubel DE, Punch JD, Wolfe RA, Port FK, Merion RM. Hepatitis C is a risk factor for death after liver retransplantation. Liver Transpl. 2005;11(4...
there's a small risk hepatitis A will cause sudden liver failure. You'll have to spend time in the hospital and might need a liver transplant. This is a rare complication.
Hepatitis A is a common health concern both in developing and developed countries. Hygienic and socioeconomic parameters deeply impact the prevalence and transmission of this disease. Evaluating the epidemiological distribution and risk factors for Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is necessary for policy makers ...
Hepatitis B: Who Is at Risk? Anyone can get hepatitis B, but people who have multiple sex partners or inject illegal drugs have a higher risk. Other risk factors include being a health care worker who is exposed to blood, or living with someone who has chronic hepatitis B. ...
World Health Organization, 2022a). Extrahepatic complications Mazzaro et al., 2021, p. 2249). HCV and HIV co-infections Because of shared risk factors for infection with HCV and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), co-infections are common. It is estimated that between 15% and 30% of the ...
During 1995--1996 a population-based seroprevalence study was conducted in The Netherlands. Risk factors were established for postnatally acquired toxoplas... LM Kortbeek,HED Melker,IK Veldhuijzen,... - 《Epidemiology & Infection》 被引量: 131发表: 2004年 Drug use contexts and HIV-consequence...
Little is known about the risk, predictive factors, and clinical consequences of HBV reactivation in patients with HBsAg−/HBcAb+treated with RTX for RA, and its management differs between clinical practice guidelines. HBsAb appears to be a protective factor against HBV reactivation. One recent met...
Therefore, people with HDV infection always have a simultaneous HBV infection. People can acquire HDV as a coinfection with acute HBV infection or as a superinfection if they already have chronic HBV infection. How Common Is HDV Infection and What Are the Risk Factors? Hepatitis D affects ...
BACKGROUND: Mongolia has one of the highest rates of viral hepatitis infections worldwide yet risk factors have been largely unstudied. This sentinel study of hepatitis infection in Mongolia determined the prevalence of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-...
Adults age 60 years or older with known risk factors for hepatitis B infection Your doctor may also recommend it if you're age 60 years or older and don't have a risk factor for hepatitis B. Get the hepatitis B vaccine (if you haven’t already been infected). It’s key to prevention...