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161 A predictive scoring system for the seroclearance of HBsAg in HBeAg-seronegative chronic hepatitis B patients with genotype B or C infection Journal of Hepatology, April 24, 2013    Clinical Article

162 Long-term effects of prophylactic and therapeutic lamivudine treatments in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive renal allograft recipients Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, April 24, 2013    Clinical Article

163 Statin therapy improves response to interferon alfa and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review and meta-analysis Antiviral Research , April 23, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article    Clinical Article

164 Molecular virology of chronic hepatitis B and C: Parallels, contrasts and impact on drug development and treatment outcome Antiviral Research , April 23, 2013    Clinical Article

165 Digital image analysis of collagen assessment of progression of fibrosis in recurrent HCV after liver transplantation Journal of Hepatology, April 23, 2013    Review Article

166 Monoclonal Gammopathy Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, April 23, 2013    Clinical Article

167 Can mean platelet volume determine the severity of liver fibrosis or inflammation in patients with chronic hepatitis B European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 23, 2013    Clinical Article

168 Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir Combination Therapy in a Liver Transplant Recipient With Severe Recurrent Cholestatic Hepatitis C American Journal of Transplantation, April 23, 2013

169 Hepatitis B virus reactivation in a Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis patient under treatment and its successful management: a complicated case Rheumatology International, April 23, 2013

170 Rare occurrence of occult hepatitis C virus in apparently uninfected injecting drug users: a two-centre, masked, case-control study Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 22, 2013    Review Article

171 Maternal immunization promotes the immune response of neonates towards hepatitis B vaccine Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 22, 2013    Clinical Article

172 Hepatitis E virus in the Western world--a pork-related zoonosis Clinical Microbiology and Infection, April 22, 2013    Review Article

173 Hepatitis B virus X protein upregulates oncogene Rab18 to result in the dysregulation of lipogenesis and proliferation of hepatoma cells Carcinogenesis, April 22, 2013    Clinical Article

174 A preliminary study on the efficacy and influencing factors of interferon for the treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C with different dosage forms European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 22, 2013    Clinical Article

175 Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections in Belgium: similarities and differences in epidemics and initial management European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 22, 2013    Clinical Article

176 Non-invasive tests for fibrosis and liver stiffness predict 5-year survival of patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 22, 2013    Clinical Article

177 Infection with hepatitis B and C virus in Europe: a systematic review of prevalence and cost-effectiveness of screening Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, April 19, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

178 Role of IL28B and inosine triphosphatase polymorphisms in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 6 infection Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 19, 2013    Clinical Article

179 Prognostic value of hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with compensated chronic hepatitis C-related cirrhosis Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, April 19, 2013    Clinical Article

180 γ-H2AX+CD8+ T lymphocytes cannot respond to IFN-α, IL-2 or IL-6 in chronic hepatitis C virus infection Journal of Hepatology, April 19, 2013    Review Article

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Predicting decompensation during severe acute exacerbation of hepatitis B

In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.

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Three risk factors for mortality in the elderly with pneumonia identified

In a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.

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Tobacco and alcohol abuse in HPV-positive patients increase risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

In a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).

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1 Update on the Treatment of Patients With Non-Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus Infection Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 5, 2013

2 Precore mutant hepatitis B virus-associated fulminant hepatitis during infliximab therapy for rheumatoid arthritis Clinical Rheumatology, March 13, 2013

3 Antiretroviral Drug-Related Liver Mortality Among HIV-Positive Persons in the Absence of Hepatitis B or C Virus Coinfection: The Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs Study Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 1, 2013

4 Outcomes and risk factors for hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation after kidney transplantation in occult HBV carriers Transplant Infectious Disease, March 13, 2013

5 Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in the United States Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 7, 2013

6 Statin therapy improves response to interferon alfa and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review and meta-analysis Antiviral Research , April 23, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

7 Infection with hepatitis B and C virus in Europe: a systematic review of prevalence and cost-effectiveness of screening BMC Infectious Diseases, April 19, 2013    Free full text    Evidence Based Medicine

8 Eradication of Hepatitis C Virus Infection and the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies Annals of Internal Medicine, March 7, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

9 The significance of hepatitis B virus core-related antigen and covalently closed circular DNA levels as markers of HBV re-infection after liver transplantation Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, March 1, 2013

10 Liver stiffness predicts liver-related complications and mortality in HIV patients with chronic hepatitis C on antiretroviral therapy AIDS, April 12, 2013

11 Incident Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Prospective Cohort Analysis, 1984-2011 Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 24, 2013

12 Sofosbuvir for Previously Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C Infection New England Journal of Medicine, April 25, 2013    Free full text

13 Role of hepatitis C virus substitutions and interleukin-28B polymorphism on response to peginterferon plus ribavirin in a prospective study of response-guided therapy Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 9, 2013

14 Are Liver Transplant Recipients Protected Against Hepatitis A and B Transplantation Proceedings, April 29, 2013    Review Article

15 IL-25 prevents and cures fulminant hepatitis through a myeloid-derived suppressor cell- dependent mechanism Hepatology, April 11, 2013    Review Article

16 Efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate at 240 weeks in patients with chronic hepatitis b with high baseline viral load (≥ 9 log10 copies/mL) Hepatology, February 4, 2013

17 Chronic HBV infection outside treatment guidelines: is treatment needed Antiviral Therapy , April 8, 2013

18 Low hepatitis B envelope antigen seroconversion rate in chronic hepatitis B patients on long-term entecavir 0.5 mg daily in routine clinical practice European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, March 1, 2013

19 Patterns and Causes of Suboptimal Response to Tenofovir-Based Therapy in Individuals Coinfected With HIV and Hepatitis B Virus Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 5, 2013

20 Rare occurrence of occult hepatitis C virus in apparently uninfected injecting drug users: a two-centre, masked, case-control study Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 22, 2013    Review Article

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