Hepatitis
Guidelines for the management of adult acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure in the ICU
17 Apr, 2023 | 13:19h | UTCGuidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU: Neurology, Peri-Transplant Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Gastroenterology Considerations – Critical Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Executive Summary: Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU: Neurology, Peri-Transplant Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Gastroenterology Considerations – Critical Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Cohort Study | Barriers to starting direct-acting antiviral treatment despite access for HIV & hepatitis C patients
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:09h | UTCInvited Commentary: The road to hepatitis C virus elimination – The Lancet Public Health
CDC recommends HBV screening at least once in a lifetime for all adults aged ≥18 years
13 Mar, 2023 | 15:14h | UTCSummary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations for screening and testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the US.
The recommendations include screening for HBV infection at least once in a lifetime for adults aged ≥18 years and more frequent testing for persons at increased risk for HBV infection. The risk groups include:
- Persons incarcerated or formerly incarcerated in jail, prison, or other detention settings.
- Persons with a history of sexually transmitted infections or multiple sex partners.
- Persons with a history of hepatitis C virus infection.
The CDC recommends using the triple panel (HBsAg, anti-HBs, and total anti-HBc) for initial screening to help identify persons who have an active HBV infection, have resolved infection and might be susceptible to reactivation, are susceptible and need vaccination, or are vaccinated.
Commentaries:
Universal Adult Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination as the Path to Elimination – JAMA
CDC recommends hepatitis B screening for all adults – CIDRAP
CDC Recommends Universal Screening for Hepatitis B Virus – HCP Live
Commentary on Twitter
CDC recommends that all adults get tested for #HepatitisB at least once in their life. Ask your doctor if you’ve been tested. Learn more: https://t.co/kLBZyQYZtQ @CDCMMWR pic.twitter.com/EBkQ9s4MsQ
— CDC (@CDCgov) March 9, 2023
KDIGO 2022 Guideline for the prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of Hepatitis C in chronic kidney disease.
23 Nov, 2022 | 14:11h | UTCExecutive Summary: KDIGO 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease – Kidney International
Phase 2b RCT | Efficacy and safety of Bepirovirsen in chronic Hepatitis B infection.
11 Nov, 2022 | 13:44h | UTCEfficacy and Safety of Bepirovirsen in Chronic Hepatitis B Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In a phase 2 trial, bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide that targets all hep B virus (HBV) messenger RNAs, resulted in sustained loss of hep B surface antigen and HBV DNA in 9 to 10% of participants with chronic HBV infection. #TLM22 #LiverTwitter https://t.co/krJcMEDhIX pic.twitter.com/SistuAocZO
— NEJM (@NEJM) November 8, 2022
Choosing Wisely | Top five list of procedures to avoid in the treatment of viral hepatitis.
7 Oct, 2022 | 14:22h | UTCSee complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
M-A | Risk of hepatitis C virus infection associated with hospital-based invasive procedures.
29 Aug, 2022 | 12:00h | UTC
M-A | Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in adults.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New Article online — a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of occult #HBV infection in adults — FREE to read https://t.co/oaa1HHfQo0@dryuriim @leithdamien @chipsliverlover @GeYueqi @gndow @maud_lemoine #LiverTwitter #IDtwitter #viralhepatitis #hepatitisB pic.twitter.com/liMf9CBAzK
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) August 10, 2022
WHO Guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations.
2 Aug, 2022 | 12:41h | UTCNews Release: WHO publishes new guidelines on HIV, hepatitis and STIs for key populations – World Health Organization
Severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children—what is known?
2 Aug, 2022 | 12:39h | UTCSevere acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children—what is known? – BMC Medicine
Related:
A Case Series of Children with Acute Hepatitis and Human Adenovirus Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Clinical Spectrum of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – Multi-country – World Health Organization
Sudden onset hepatitis in children – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Outbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Investigating Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children – American Society for Microbiology
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Cohort Study | Taiwan’s nationwide Hepatitis B vaccination and antiviral therapy program reduced end-stage liver disease burden.
25 Jul, 2022 | 12:54h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This cohort study found the nationwide implementation of hepatitis B vaccination (1984) and antiviral treatment programs (2003) was followed by dramatic reductions in the burden of end-stage liver disease in Taiwan. https://t.co/Qnei2abi85
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) July 18, 2022
WHO Updated Report | Severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:54h | UTCSevere acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – Multi-country – World Health Organization
Related:
Sudden onset hepatitis in children – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Outbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Investigating Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children – American Society for Microbiology
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
A case series of children with acute hepatitis and human Adenovirus infection.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:56h | UTCA Case Series of Children with Acute Hepatitis and Human Adenovirus Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Clinical Spectrum of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Unexplained Acute Hepatitis in Children: More Evidence for Adenovirus 41 — Two studies point to a suspiciously high prevalence – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentaries on Twitter
A majority of children admitted to a single hospital in late 2021–early 2022 with acute hepatitis of unknown cause tested positive for adenovirus. This report describes the children’s illnesses and outcomes. https://t.co/QYvi6U1jUN pic.twitter.com/auPRq1duQm
— NEJM (@NEJM) July 13, 2022
From January–April 2022, 44 children with acute hepatitis of unknown cause were referred to a liver-transplantation center in the U.K. Six underwent liver transplantation. https://t.co/CMI4KCqdxM pic.twitter.com/og72u58L5R
— NEJM (@NEJM) July 13, 2022
Indeterminate pediatric acute liver failure: clinical characteristics of a temporal cluster of five children in the Netherlands in the spring of 2022.
5 Jul, 2022 | 12:09h | UTCRelated:
Sudden onset hepatitis in children – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – Multi-country – World Health Organization
Outbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Investigating Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children – American Society for Microbiology
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Brief Review | Sudden onset hepatitis in children.
4 Jul, 2022 | 12:41h | UTCSudden onset hepatitis in children – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Related: WHO Updated Report: Severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children. (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW! In this COMMENT by @ZaniaStamataki & @kellyda60 summarise what we know so far about sudden onset #hepatitis of unexplained origin in childrenhttps://t.co/AYTR8wrG3C
Read-only link https://t.co/dgyzRhpODT#paediatrics pic.twitter.com/1WLQfaRrdx
— Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@NatRevGastroHep) July 1, 2022
WHO Updated Report: Severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children.
28 Jun, 2022 | 11:23h | UTCSevere acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – Multi-country – World Health Organization
Related:
Outbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Investigating Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children – American Society for Microbiology
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:17h | UTCCommentary: Chronic Hepatitis B Infections Decreasing in Recent Years – HCP Live
Commentary on Twitter
New research from #GBDStudy – Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019https://t.co/e0oxlT2gKd#hepB #HBV #nohep #livertwitter @IHME_UW pic.twitter.com/V8h1LrCoUQ
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) June 21, 2022
Single-arm Phase II trial: Direct-acting antivirals as primary treatment for hepatitis C virus–associated indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas.
20 Jun, 2022 | 00:51h | UTC
Case Series | Outbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit.
13 Jun, 2022 | 10:46h | UTCOutbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Related: Investigating acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children (several resources on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
Outbreak of non-A-E hepatitis in children, 🇬🇧 data. Good outcomes if ALF by dedicated liver #ICU with early referral to Tx centres, recognizing neuro-deterioration, high-volume #ECLS, close neuromonitoring/protection & support by hepatology/Tx physicians
📎https://t.co/GYAMaZbVGD pic.twitter.com/GA58vJWQIz— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) June 10, 2022
Investigating acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children.
30 May, 2022 | 11:39h | UTCInvestigating Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children – American Society for Microbiology
Related:
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Commentary on Twitter
Unexplained, severe acute hepatitis has been increasingly reported in children. Adenovirus has been detected in some (but not all) cases & is being investigated as 1 of many potential causes. @andreaprinzi discusses the ongoing epidemiologic investigation: https://t.co/P6EPdT8sOA
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) May 27, 2022
Breakthroughs in hepatitis C research: from discovery to cure.
24 May, 2022 | 07:27h | UTC
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both?
23 May, 2022 | 01:48h | UTCWhat’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Related:
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Systematic Review: Worldwide prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among patients with cirrhosis at country, region, and global levels.
19 May, 2022 | 10:54h | UTC
Hypotheses | Severe acute hepatitis in children: investigate SARS-CoV-2 superantigens.
16 May, 2022 | 02:22h | UTCRelated:
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
Commentary on Twitter
A solid hypothesis for the basis of the mysterious, severe acute hepatitis in children: superantigen formation from prior Covid viral reservoir in the GI tract with superimposed adenovirus infection https://t.co/1eehyQmlhi @LancetGastroHep pic.twitter.com/UqCAh3igMH
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 14, 2022
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children.
13 May, 2022 | 11:39h | UTCExplaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Related:
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press