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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Viral Hepat
. 2020 Sep 14.
doi: 10.1111/jvh.13404. Online ahead of print.
Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of 70 Cases of Coronavirus Disease and Concomitant Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Multicenter Descriptive Study
Jian Wu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Jiong Yu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiaowei Shi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wei Li[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Shu Song[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Liangping Zhao[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Xinguo Zhao[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Jun Liu[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Dawei Wang[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Chengyuan Liu[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Biao Huang[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Yiling Meng[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Bin Jiang[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Yijun Deng[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Hongcui Cao[SUP] 1 14 [/SUP], Lanjuan Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The interaction between existing chronic liver diseases caused by Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and COVID-19 has not been studied. We analyzed 70 COVID-19 cases combined with HBV infection (CHI) to determine the epidemiological, clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome.We investigated clinical presentation, imaging and laboratory parameters of COVID-19 patients of seven hospitals from Jan 20 to March 20, 2020. Multivariate analysis was used to analyze risk factors for progression of patients with COVID-19 combined with HBV infection. Compared with COVID-19 without HBV infection (WHI) group, patients with dual infection had a higher proportion of severe / critically ill disease (32.86% vs. 15.27%, P = 0.000), higher levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) and activated partial thromboplastin (APTT) [50(28-69)vs 21(14-30), P = 0.000; 40(25-54) vs 23(18-30), P = 0.000; 34.0(27.2-38.7) vs 37.2(31.1-41.4), P = 0.031]. The utilization rates of Arbidol and immunoglobulin were significantly higher than those in the co-infected group [48.57% vs. 35.64%, P < 0.05; 21.43% vs. 8.18%, P < 0.001], while the utilization rate of chloroquine phosphate was lower (1.43% vs 14.00%, P < 0.05) in the co-infected patients group. Age and c-reactive protein (CRP) level were independent risk factors for recovery of patients with COVID-19 combined with HBV infection.The original characteristics of COVID-19 cases combined with HBV infection were higher rate of liver injury, coagulation disorders, severe/critical tendency, and increased susceptibility. The elderly and patients with higher level of CRP were more likely to experience a severe outcome of COVID-19.
Keywords: HBV infection; clinical characteristics; coronavirus infected disease 2019 (COVID-19); liver injury; multicenter study; outcome; risk factors.
. 2020 Sep 14.
doi: 10.1111/jvh.13404. Online ahead of print.
Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of 70 Cases of Coronavirus Disease and Concomitant Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Multicenter Descriptive Study
Jian Wu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Jiong Yu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiaowei Shi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wei Li[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Shu Song[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Liangping Zhao[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Xinguo Zhao[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Jun Liu[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Dawei Wang[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Chengyuan Liu[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Biao Huang[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Yiling Meng[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Bin Jiang[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Yijun Deng[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Hongcui Cao[SUP] 1 14 [/SUP], Lanjuan Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32929826
- DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13404
Abstract
The interaction between existing chronic liver diseases caused by Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and COVID-19 has not been studied. We analyzed 70 COVID-19 cases combined with HBV infection (CHI) to determine the epidemiological, clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome.We investigated clinical presentation, imaging and laboratory parameters of COVID-19 patients of seven hospitals from Jan 20 to March 20, 2020. Multivariate analysis was used to analyze risk factors for progression of patients with COVID-19 combined with HBV infection. Compared with COVID-19 without HBV infection (WHI) group, patients with dual infection had a higher proportion of severe / critically ill disease (32.86% vs. 15.27%, P = 0.000), higher levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) and activated partial thromboplastin (APTT) [50(28-69)vs 21(14-30), P = 0.000; 40(25-54) vs 23(18-30), P = 0.000; 34.0(27.2-38.7) vs 37.2(31.1-41.4), P = 0.031]. The utilization rates of Arbidol and immunoglobulin were significantly higher than those in the co-infected group [48.57% vs. 35.64%, P < 0.05; 21.43% vs. 8.18%, P < 0.001], while the utilization rate of chloroquine phosphate was lower (1.43% vs 14.00%, P < 0.05) in the co-infected patients group. Age and c-reactive protein (CRP) level were independent risk factors for recovery of patients with COVID-19 combined with HBV infection.The original characteristics of COVID-19 cases combined with HBV infection were higher rate of liver injury, coagulation disorders, severe/critical tendency, and increased susceptibility. The elderly and patients with higher level of CRP were more likely to experience a severe outcome of COVID-19.
Keywords: HBV infection; clinical characteristics; coronavirus infected disease 2019 (COVID-19); liver injury; multicenter study; outcome; risk factors.