Hepatitis B Journal Articles

• Telbivudine to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HBV Does telbivudine in women with positive HBeAg prevent HBV transmission to the fetus--and is it safe to use in the third trimester?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 2018
• OBV/PTV/r+DSV+RBV in Patients With HCV Cirrhosis Does real-life data confirm the results of clinical trials regarding the efficacy and safety profile of this DAA regimen in patients with HCV infection and cirrhosis?
  Liver International, April 2018
• QoL in Adolescents With HCV Treated With Sofosbuvir+Ribavirin How does treatment with DAAs and viral eradication affect health-related quality of life in adolescent patients with HCV?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 2018
• Liver Transplant in Patients With Alcoholic Liver Disease Some transplant centers are reluctant to perform liver transplants in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Do these patients have worse outcomes than those transplanted for viral cirrhosis?
  Alcohol and Alcoholism, April 2018
• The Benefits of Hepatitis C Virus Cure: Every Rose Has Thorns This review examines not only the health benefits to the individual but also the associated public health benefits that come with HCV cure via DAAs.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 2018
• Exercise to Prevent Cirrhosis in Overweight and Obese Adults Learn more about the preventive role of exercise against the development of cirrhosis among overweight or obese adults.
  Liver International, April 2018
• IFN-free Chronic HCV Therapy With DAAs and Risk for HCC Does IFN-free therapy with direct-acting antivirals alter the short-term risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 2018
• Liver Stiffness Measurement-Based Approach for HBV Decline of liver stiffness from baseline after 1 year of antiviral therapy for HBV infection may reflect remission of liver inflammation and fibrosis.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 2018
• Increase in Acute HBV -- Pasco County, Florida, 2011-2016 Surveillance data showed a sharp increase in the number of HBV infections in Pasco County, Florida in recent years.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 2018
• HBV Reactivation in Persons Treated With DAAs Against HCV Reactivation of HBV has been reported in patients being treated with newer directly acting antiviral agents against HCV. This study aimed to quantify the risk and assess its clinical consequences.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 2018
• Poor Adherence to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance In this study, the current adherence rates to HCC surveillance guidelines are examined.
  Liver International, March 2018
• Review of Selected NMEs 2017 Learn about the profiles of recently approved new molecular entities in this review.
  U.S. Pharmacist, March 2018
• ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults: 2018 Review the changes in the 2018 immunization schedules for adults, including guidance on the new herpes zoster vaccine, as recommended by the ACIP.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 2018
• ACIP Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents 2018 Review the changes in the 2018 immunization schedules for children and adolescents, as recommended by the ACIP.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, February 2018
• HBcrAg: An Emerging Marker for Chronic HBV Infection Review the potential clinical application of hepatitis B core-related antigen, which has been proposed as a serum marker for disease monitoring and prognostication of chronic hepatitis B infection.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, February 2018
• Hepatic Events and HBV Reactivation With DAA Therapy for HCV This study investigated the incidence and timing of significant hepatic events, including HBV reactivation, in patients taking direct-acting antivirals for chronic HCV.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, February 2018
• HBV Reactivation in Patients With HCV/HBV Cirrhosis on DAAs Does clearance or suppression of HCV by direct-acting antivirals in patients with chronic HCV hepatitis and HBV coinfection increase the risk of HBV reactivation?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, January 2018
• Survival After HCC Treatment Among Patients With/Without NAFLD This study aimed to identify overall survival differences after receipt of curative treatment for NAFLD and non-NAFLD-HCC, stratified by curative treatment modality.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, January 2018
• PENTA Guidelines for Treatment of Pediatric HIV-1 Infection This article provides an update to the PENTA recommendations for the management of HIV-1 infection in children.
  HIV Medicine, January 2018
• Acute Liver Failure Induced by Idiosyncratic Drug Reactions Review the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury, a rare cause of acute liver failure. Which drugs are commonly implicated, and how can outcomes be improved?
  Liver International, January 2018