Hepatitis
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Prevalence and Incidence of HBV Infection in an HIV-Positive Cohort
- January 25, 2010
- Helmut Albrecht, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
Hepatitis B virus infection continues to be a major problem in a U.S. military cohort of HIV-infected individuals. More effective "prevention for positives" is needed.
- Reviewing:
- Chun HM et al. Clin Infect Dis 2010 Feb 1; 50:426
FEATURE
Briefly Noted
- January 15, 2010
- Dermatology
Neonatal cutis laxa, dyskeratosis congenita, and recurrent erythema multiforme
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
MicroRNA-Based Therapy Treats Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Primates
- January 14, 2010
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
A new class of therapeutics offers hope for effective HCV treatment.
- Reviewing:
- Lanford RE et al. Science 2010 Jan 8; 327:198
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Coffee and Hepatitis C Virus Infection
- January 8, 2010
- Atif Zaman, MD, MPH
- Gastroenterology
Greater coffee consumption was associated with lower risk for liver disease progression.
- Reviewing:
- Freedman ND et al. Hepatology 2009 Nov; 50:1360
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH
WHO Updates HIV Treatment RecommendationsFree
- December 7, 2009
- Salim S. Abdool Karim, MD, PhD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
New WHO recommendations endorse earlier ART initiation for HIV-infected adolescents and adults and an even more-aggressive approach for those coinfected with TB or HBV.
- Reviewing:
- World Health Organization. 2009 Nov 30
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Pain Control in Newborn InfantsFree
- December 16, 2009
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Skin-to-skin contact plus 25% oral dextrose is the most effective procedural pain control in newborns.
- Reviewing:
- Chermont AG et al. Pediatrics 2009 Dec; 124:e1101
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Fibrosis Progression in Patients with Hepatitis C Infection
- November 20, 2009
- Atif Zaman, MD, MPH
- Gastroenterology
A gene-based cirrhosis risk score predicted liver fibrosis progression in male patients.
- Reviewing:
- Marcolongo M et al. Hepatology 2009 Oct; 50:1038
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Does Chronic Hepatitis B Therapy Improve Long-Term Outcomes?
- November 20, 2009
- Atif Zaman, MD, MPH
- Gastroenterology
Treatment that resulted in biochemical or histologic response was associated with improved long-term outcomes. CME
- Reviewing:
- Wong VW-S et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 Oct; 7:1113
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Histological Disease in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients
- November 13, 2009
- Atif Zaman, MD, MPH
- Gastroenterology
Among patients with normal ALT levels and high viral loads, those older than 35 or with fluctuating ALT levels were more likely to experience clinically significant disease.
- Reviewing:
- Nguyen MH et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 Sep; 104:2206
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Influence of HCV Infection on Mortality in HIV-Infected Patients
- November 9, 2009
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
HCV infection is associated with increased overall mortality, but not with AIDS-defining events, in HIV-infected patients.
- Reviewing:
- Chen T-Y et al. Clin Infect Dis 2009 Nov 15; 49:1605
