Hepatitis C as a Prognostic Indicator among Noncirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Alcoholic Hepatitis

Paul J Thuluvath; Eric Ahn; Geoffrey C Nguyen

doi:10.1155/2013/930827

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2013)

Hepatitis C as a Prognostic Indicator among Noncirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Alcoholic Hepatitis

Paul J Thuluvath,
Eric Ahn,
Geoffrey C Nguyen

Affiliations

Paul J Thuluvath: Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, USA
Eric Ahn: Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Geoffrey C Nguyen: Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/930827
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 11
pp. 639 – 642

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: A nationwide analysis of alcoholic hepatitis (AH) admissions was conducted to determine the impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on short-term survival and hospital resource utilization.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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