WGO Graded Evidence: Management of Acute Viral Hepatitis

Level: Cascade and Global Epidemiology: 9 Abstracts

Legend:   no star : Special Mention | : Important | : Very Important | : Key Development
	Initial thrombocytopenia as a simple, valuable predictor for clinical manifestation in acute hepatitis A. Kim HS, Kim HS, Lee JY, Jang JS, Shin WG, Kim KH, Park JY, Lee JH, Kim HY, Jang MK, Scand J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jan;43(1):81-8
	Declining incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in Osaka, Japan, from 1990 to 2003. Tanaka H, Imai Y, Hiramatsu N, Ito Y, Imanaka K, Oshita M, Hijioka T, Katayama K, Yabuuchi I, Yoshihara H, Inoue A, Kato M, Takehara T, Tamura S, Kasahara A, Hayashi N, Tsukuma H Ann Intern Med.
	Hepatitis E-associated acute liver failure in pregnancy: an Indian puzzle. Bernuau J, Nicand E, Durand F, Hepatology. 2008 Nov;48(5):1380-2
	Human leukocyte antigen class II associations with hepatitis C virus clearance and virus-specific CD4 T cell response among Caucasians and African Americans. Harris RA, Sugimoto K, Kaplan DE, Ikeda F, Kamoun M, Chang KM Hepatology. 2008 Jul;48(1):70-9
Supplementary evidence:
	Distribution of hepatitis C prevalence in individuals according to their age level in Eastern Turkey. Bozkurt H, Kurtoglu MG, Bayram Y, Kesli R, Berktas M, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Dec;20(12):1249
	High impact of migration on the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B in the Netherlands. Marschall T, Kretzschmar M, Mangen MJ, Schalm S, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Dec;20(12):1214-25
	Sequential accumulation of the mutations in core promoter of hepatitis B virus is associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in Qidong, China. Guo X, Jin Y, Qian G, Tu H, J Hepatol. 2008 Nov;49(5):718-25
	Does hepatitis E viral load and genotypes influence the final outcome of acute liver failure during pregnancy? Kar P, Jilani N, Husain SA, Pasha ST, Anand R, Rai A, Das BC, Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Oct;103(10):2495-501
	HBsAg Seroclearance in chronic hepatitis B in Asian patients: replicative level and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Yuen MF, Wong DK, Fung J, Ip P, But D, Hung I, Lau K, Yuen JC, Lai CL, Gastroenterology. 2008 Oct;135(4):1192-9