Associated Factors for Liver Fibrosis and Histological Activity Index in Treatment-Naïve HBeAg-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: Insights from a Retrospective Analysis
Albumin was found to be an independent predictor of liver damage in HBeAg-positive CHB patients. The fact that the optimal threshold values detected for both HAI ≥6 and fibrosis ≥2 in this patient group were close to normal values suggests that clinicians should be more cautious in monitoring albumin levels and other pre-defined parameters to avoid delays in diagnosis.
Authors
- Khalis Mustafayev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4616-2430)
- Gönül Şengöz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1950-7288)
- Serkan Sürme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-1133)
- Merve Çağlar Özer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1274-6726)
- Ceyda Geyiktepe-Güçlü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7561-6842)
- Betül Çopur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5534-1388)
- Filiz Pehlıvanoglu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9943-6004)
- Gülşah Tunçer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-9146)
- Kadir Görkem Güçlü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2682-7570)
- Mustafa Yıldırım (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8165-1814)
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Karabük University (TR)
- Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Istanbul University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36519/idcm.2024.376
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00