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Yoshimoto T, Eguchi S, Natsuda K, Hidaka M, Adachi T, Ono S, Hamada T, Huang Y, Kanetaka K, Takatsuki M. Relationship between various hepatic function scores and the formation of esophageal varices in patients with HIV/hepatitis C virus co-infection due to contaminated blood products for hemophilia. Hepatol Res 2019; 49:147-152. [PMID: 30358037 DOI: 10.1111/hepr.13279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM It is reportedly difficult to accurately assess the liver reserve capacity of patients with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection through contaminated blood products by the Child-Pugh (CP) classification. Therefore, we investigated a clinically applicable scoring system in determining the risk of esophageal varices in HIV/HCV co-infected patients, known as latent portal hypertension leading to esophageal varices. METHODS Forty-three patients with HIV/HCV co-infection underwent clinical examinations, including endoscopy and assessment of hepatic reserve, in our department between 2009 and 2017. Child-Pugh score, the recently developed albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade, and the albumin-indocyanine green evaluation (ALICE) were compared to evaluate their diagnostic accuracy for the detection of esophageal varices using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). RESULTS The patients were all male hemophiliacs and were positive for both HIV and HCV antibodies, with a median age of 45 years (range, 29-66 years). Thirty-seven patients (84.1%) were classified as CP A at the examination. The comparison of AUROCs showed a superior diagnostic accuracy for ALICE (AUROC = 0.814) to detect esophageal varices. The positive prediction rate was the highest with ALICE if -2.325 was set, and the negative prediction rate was the highest with ALBI if -2.575 was set. The ALICE showed the highest accuracy compared to other two scores. CONCLUSION The ALICE score was found to be the most valuable system for portal hypertension in HIV/HCV co-infected hemophilia patients. Because of its high specificity, ALICE for secondary surveillance could be used after other markers such as the aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index and Fibrosis-4 index.
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- Tomoko Yoshimoto
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Natsuda K, Takatsuki M, Tanaka T, Soyama A, Adachi T, Ono S, Hara T, Baimakhanov Z, Imamura H, Okada S, Hidaka M, Eguchi S. Aspartate transaminase-platelet ratio and Fibrosis-4 indices as effective markers for monitoring esophageal varices in HIV/hepatitis C virus co-infected patients due to contaminated blood products for hemophilia. Hepatol Res 2017; 47:1282-1288. [PMID: 28130908 DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 12/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM We examined the feasibility of the aspartate transaminase (AST)-platelet ratio index (APRI) and Fibrosis-4 (FIB4) score, which are well-established markers for liver fibrosis, as indicators for monitoring esophageal varices in patients who were co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to contaminated blood products for hemophilia in Japan. METHODS Forty-three HIV/HCV co-infected patients were enrolled. All were hemophilic men (median age 41 years; range, 29-66 years). We analyzed the correlations between fibrosis indices (APRI, FIB4) and various liver function tests, fibrosis markers, liver stiffness measured by acoustic radiation force impulse elastography, and the findings of gastrointestinal endoscopy. RESULTS Both APRI and FIB4 were well correlated with several of the factors related to liver fibrosis and the existence of esophageal varices in the patients. The cut-off values for detecting esophageal varices estimated as the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve were 0.85 for APRI and 1.85 for FIB4. CONCLUSION In patients co-infected with HIV/HCV due to contaminated blood products for hemophilia, APRI and FIB4 are effective for monitoring esophageal varices, even among patients who are apparently doing well with good liver function as Child-Pugh grade A.
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- Koji Natsuda
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Martel-Laferrière V, Nitulescu R, Cox J, Cooper C, Tyndall M, Rouleau D, Walmsley S, Wong L, Klein MB. Cocaine/crack use is not associated with fibrosis progression measured by AST-to-Platelet Ratio Index in HIV-HCV co-infected patients: a cohort study. BMC Infect Dis 2017; 17:80. [PMID: 28095797 PMCID: PMC5240225 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2196-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Cocaine and crack use has been associated with HIV and HCV infections, but its consequences on HCV progression have not been well established. We analyzed the impact of cocaine/crack use on liver fibrosis progression in a cohort of HIV-HCV co-infected patients. Methods A Canadian multicenter prospective cohort study followed 1238 HIV-HCV co-infected persons every 6 months between 2003 and 2013. Data were analyzed from 573 patients with positive HCV RNA, not on HCV treatment, without significant liver fibrosis (AST-to-Platelet Ratio Index (APRI) <1.5) or history of end-stage liver disease at baseline, and having at least two study visits. Recent cocaine/crack use was defined as use within 6 months of cohort entry. Incidence rates of progression to significant fibrosis (APRI ≥ 1.5) were determined according to recent cocaine/crack use. Cox Proportional Hazards models were used to assess the association between time-updated cocaine/crack use and progression to APRI ≥ 1.5 adjusting for age, sex, HCV duration, baseline ln(APRI), and time-updated alcohol abuse, history of other drug use and CD4+ cell count. Results At baseline, 211 persons (37%) were recent cocaine/crack users and 501 (87%) ever used cocaine/crack. Recent users did not differ from non-recent users on gender, age, and CD4+ T-cell count. Over 1599 person-years of follow up (522 PY in recent users, 887 PY in previous users and 190 PY in never users),158 (28%) persons developed significant fibrosis (9.9/100 PY; 95% CI, 8.3–11.4); 56 (27%) recent users (10.7/100 PY; 7.9–13.5), 81 (28%) previous users (9.1/100 PY; 7.1–11.1), and 21 (29%) never users (11.1/100 PY; 6.3–15.8). There was no association between ever having used or time-updated cocaine/crack use and progression to APRI ≥ 1.5 (adjusted HR (95%CI): 0.96 (0.58, 1.57) and 0.88;(0.63–1.25), respectively). Conclusions We could not find evidence that cocaine/crack use is associated with progression to advanced liver fibrosis in our prospective study of HIV-HCV co-infected patients.
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- Valérie Martel-Laferrière
- Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, 900 Saint-Denis, Montréal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada.
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- McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, 10th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada.,B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), 655 W 12th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4R4, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, 900 Saint-Denis, Montréal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada
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- University Health Network, 101 College, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L7, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada.
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OBJECTIVE To characterize children, adolescents and young adults infected with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) vertically or before age of 18 years and living in Europe regarding mode of acquisition, HCV genotype, clinical status and treatment. DESIGN Retrospective, cross-sectional study using pooled data from 11 European paediatric HIV cohorts. METHODS Patients aged more than 18 months and less than 25 years, with HIV/HCV acquired vertically or in childhood, were included. Anonymized individual patient data were collected using a standard protocol and modified HIV Cohorts Data Exchange Protocol. RESULTS Of 229 patients included, 142 (62%) had vertically acquired infection. Median age at last follow-up was 16.2 years. Most children had HCV genotype 1 (101/184, 55%) or 3 (57/184, 31%). One-fifth (46/214) had a previous AIDS diagnosis (data missing on prior AIDS diagnoses for 15). At their last clinic visit, 70% (145/208) had no/mild immunosuppression (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stage 1), and 131 of 179 on antiretroviral therapy had undetectable HIV RNA (assay thresholds varied from <20 to <150 copies/ml). Overall, 42% (86/204) had hepatomegaly in the previous year, and 55% (116/213) had alanine aminotransferase more than 40 IU/l at their last test. Of 97 patients with transient elastography, 12 had results more than 9 kPa; this was associated with duration of HCV infection (P = 0.033), but not with CD4 cell count, antiretroviral therapy use or sex in univariable analysis. Of 17 patients with liver biopsies, six had bridging fibrosis and one had cirrhosis. Twenty-five (11%) had been treated successfully for HCV. CONCLUSION The high proportion of patients with progressive liver disease underscores the need for close monitoring and earlier and more effective HCV treatment.
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Bailey H, Nizova N, Martsynovska V, Volokha A, Malyuta R, Cortina-Borja M, Thorne C. HCV co-infection and markers of liver injury and fibrosis among HIV-positive childbearing women in Ukraine: results from a cohort study. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:755. [PMID: 27955711 PMCID: PMC5153905 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-2089-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Ukraine’s injecting drug use-driven HIV epidemic is among the most severe in Europe with high burden of HCV co-infection. HIV/HCV co-infected individuals are at elevated risk of HCV-related morbidity, but little is known about burden of liver disease and associated factors in the HIV-positive population in Ukraine, particularly among women. Methods Characteristics of 2050 HIV-positive women enrolled into the Ukrainian Study of HIV-infected Childbearing Women were described by HCV serostatus. Aspartate transaminase (AST) to platelet ratio (APRI) and FIB-4 scores were calculated and exact logistic regression models fitted to investigate factors associated with significant fibrosis (APRI >1.5) among 762 women with an APRI score available. Results Of 2050 HIV-positive women (median age 27.7 years, IQR 24.6-31.3), 33% were HCV co-infected (79% of those with a history of injecting drug use vs 23% without) and 17% HBsAg positive. A quarter were on antiretroviral therapy at postnatal cohort enrolment. 1% of the HIV/HCV co-infected group had ever received treatment for HCV. Overall, 24% had an alanine aminotransferase level >41 U/L and 34% an elevated AST (53% and 61% among HIV/HCV co-infected). Prevalence of significant fibrosis was 4.5%; 2.5% among 445 HIV mono-infected and 12.3% among 171 HIV/HCV co-infected women. 1.2% had a FIB-4 score >3.25 indicating advanced fibrosis. HCV RNA testing in a sub-group of 56 HIV/HCV co-infected women indicated a likely spontaneous clearance rate of 18% and predominance of HCV genotype 1, with one-third having genotype 3 infection. Factors associated with significant fibrosis were HCV co-infection (AOR 2.53 95%CI 1.03-6.23), history of injecting drug use (AOR 3.51 95%CI 1.39-8.89), WHO stage 3-4 HIV disease (AOR 3.47 95%CI 1.51-7.99 vs stage 1-2 HIV disease) and not being on combination antiretroviral therapy (AOR 3.08 95%CI 1.23-7.74), adjusted additionally for HBV co-infection, smoking and age. Conclusions Most HIV/HCV co-infected women had elevated liver enzymes and 12% had significant fibrosis according to APRI. Risk factors for liver fibrosis in this young HIV-positive population include poorly controlled HIV and high burden of HCV. Results highlight the importance of addressing modifiable risk factors and rolling out HCV treatment to improve the health outcomes of this group.
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- Heather Bailey
- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
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- The Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- The Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.,Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases of NAMS, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Perinatal Prevention of AIDS Initiative, Odessa, Ukraine
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- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
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