Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 patients with hepatitis B virus super-infection
Shan Yu, Cunzheng Song · 2024
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Shan Yu and Cunzheng Song review in 2024 the clinical course of outpatients who had covid together with a hepatitis B infection. Both diseases can harm the liver. The study covered 249 outpatients seen over one winter, of whom thirty seven also carried hepatitis B. Records on symptoms, lab tests, chest scans, treatment, and outcomes were compared between the two groups.
The groups looked alike in age, sex, symptoms, and scan findings. The doubly infected group had lower white cell, neutrophil, and platelet counts, and higher levels of a liver related pigment. After one week of like treatment, hospital admission, severity, and death rates were nearly the same. The authors advise routine hepatitis B checks and liver tests for such patients.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shan Yu, Cunzheng Song |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |