Mortality in patients with chronic and cleared hepatitis C viral infection: a nationwide cohort study

Lars Haukali Hvass Omland, Henrik Bygum Krarup, Peter Jepsen, Jørgen Georgsen, Lene Holm Harritshøj, Kirsten Riisom, Svend Erik Hove Jacobsen, Per Schouenborg, Peer Brehm Christensen, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Niels Obel, DANVIR Cohort Study, Anna-Marie Bloch Münster (Member of author group)

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Abstract

It is unknown whether mortality differs between patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication and those who cleared the virus after infection. We examined the impact of chronic HCV replication on mortality among Danish patients testing positive for HCV antibodies.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Hepatology
Volume53
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)36-42
Number of pages7
ISSN0168-8278
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1. Jul 2010

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Cohort Studies
  • Denmark
  • Female
  • Hepacivirus
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Viral
  • Virus Replication

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