Infrequent Clinical Assessment of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients in United States General Healthcare Settings

Among 2338 chronic hepatitis B patients followed during 2006–2013 in the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, 78% had ≥1 alanine aminotransferase and 37% had ≥1 hepatitis B virus DNA level assessed annually. Among cirrhotic patients, 46% never had hepatic imaging. Patients in this cohort were insufficien...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2016-11, Vol.63 (9), p.1205-1208
Hauptverfasser:	Spradling, Philip R., Xing, Jian, Rupp, Loralee B., Moorman, Anne C., Gordon, Stuart C., Teshale, Eyasu T., Lu, Mei, Boscarino, Joseph A., Trinacty, Connie M., Schmidt, Mark A., Holmberg, Scott D.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use BRIEF REPORTS Chronic illnesses Cohort Studies Continuity of Patient Care Delivery of Health Care Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA Female Follow-Up Studies Hepatitis Hepatitis B Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis B, Chronic - complications Hepatitis B, Chronic - drug therapy Hepatitis B, Chronic - physiopathology Hepatitis B, Chronic - therapy Humans Liver cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis - virology Male Middle Aged United States Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Among 2338 chronic hepatitis B patients followed during 2006–2013 in the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, 78% had ≥1 alanine aminotransferase and 37% had ≥1 hepatitis B virus DNA level assessed annually. Among cirrhotic patients, 46% never had hepatic imaging. Patients in this cohort were insufficiently monitored for disease activity and hepatocellular carcinoma.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1093/cid/ciw516