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High-Resolution Genomic Profiling of a Genotype 3b Hepatitis C Virus from a Flare of an Occult Hepatitis Patient with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure.
Viruses - 26 Feb 2023
Mei Xue, Zou Jingyi, Shi Bisheng, Qian Zhiping, Yi Zhigang
Abstract excerpt
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is defined as a syndrome of acutely decompensated cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). Here we report an ACLF case caused by a flare of occult hepatitis C infection. This patient was infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) more than a decade ago and hospitalized due to alcohol-associated CLD. Upon admission, the HCV RNA in the serum was negative and the...
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