alcoholdisinfectionhepatitis E virus (HEV)inactivationsuspension assayBackground & aims:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide and is mainly transmitted via the fecal-oral route or through consumption of contaminated food products. Due to the lack of ...
Alcohol-related hepatitis(ARH) is a unique type of alcohol-associated liver disease characterized by acute liver inflammation caused by significant alcohol use. It ranges in severity from mild to severe and carries significant morbidity and mortality. The refinement of scoring systems has enhanced progn...
In some patients, SVR-induced regression of fibrosis or cirrhosis is counteracted by the acquisition of concomitant liver damage due to alcohol abuse or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Additionally, specific HCV-related genetic or epigenetic changes may persist in small pre-cancerous nodules even after...
Non-microbial causes of acute hepatitis include alcohol-induced hepatitis [2], drugs such as acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [3], toxins such as mushrooms [4], fatty liver diseases [5], autoimmune hepatitis [6], metabolic or hereditary causes such as Wilson’s disease ...
Elevated blood levels of AST and ALT only mean that the liver is inflamed, and elevations can be caused by many agents other than hepatitis viruses, such as medications, alcohol, bacteria, fungi, etc. To prove that a hepatitis virus is responsible for the elevations, blood must be tested fo...
et al. Alcohol and cannabis consumption does not diminish cure rates in a real-world cohort of chronic hepatitis C virus infected patients on opioid substitution therapy-data from the german hepatitis C-registry (DHC-R). Subst. Abus. 13, 1178221819835847 (2019). Google Scholar Talal, A. H...
new HBV infections is about 0.7 per 100,000 people in the population. In 2019, this new infection rate dropped, possibly due to fewer people getting tested during theCOVID-19 pandemic. Among adults with hepatitis B, about 95% recover completely and won't go on to have a chronic infection...
As a country that is heavily burdened by hepatitis C, China’s successful responses to this public health threat have significant implications for the achievement of the global elimination goal. Methods This article reviews China’s strategies for prevention, screening, diagnosis, access to direct-act...
Cancer stem cells (tumor-initiating stem-like cells: TISCs) are resistant to chemotherapy and are associated with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is commonly observed in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients with obesity or alcohol abuse. However, it is unknown whether the TLR...
Introduction Untreated hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality due to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and related complications, especially for individuals with concomitant alcohol-associated liver disease.1 Treatment for HCV infection has changed rapidly since 2014...