Comparison of acute hepatitis E infection outcome in patients with and without chronic hepatitis B infection: A 10 year retrospective study in three regional hospitals in Hong Kong

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-10

  Chow, Chi Wing ^a   Tsang, Steven Woon Choy ^a   Tsang, Owen Tak Yin ^b   Leung, Vincent King Sun ^c   Fung, Kitty Sau Chun ^c   Luk, Wei Kwang ^a   Chau, Tai Nin ^c  

^a TSEUNG KWAN O HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis E; Liver failure; Liver related mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS E; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS E; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898790035     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.01.024     Document Type: Article

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