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ArticleJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2022

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of drug-induced liver injury in Taiwan: With emphasis on the impact of chronic hepatitis B infection.

Yi-Shin Huang, Shao-Yu Tseng, Wen-Wen Chen, Ting-Tsung Chang, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Gin-Ho Lo, Chao-Wei Hsu, Chi-Tan Hu, Yi-Hsiang Huang

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Article in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Shin HuangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Shao-Yu TsengDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Wen-Wen ChenTaiwan Drug Relief Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Ting-Tsung ChangDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.
Cheng-Yuan PengDepartment of Internal Medicine, Center for Digestive Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
Gin-Ho LoDepartment of Medical Research, Digestive Center, E-DA Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
Chao-Wei HsuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-Kou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
Chi-Tan HuDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC.
Yi-Hsiang HuangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWBuddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TWChina Medical University Hospital · TWE-Da Hospital · TWNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TWTaiwan Food and Drug Administration · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhether hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can affect the outcomes of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics and outcomes of DILI in Taiwan, with an emphasis on the impact of HBV infection.

methodsWe prospectively recruited patients with DILI from multiple centers in Taiwan from 2010 to 2018.

resultsA total of 1,014 patients were enrolled. The leading culprit drug category was antimicrobials (481, 47.4%), followed by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anticonvulsants, and statins. Among the antimicrobials, antituberculosis agents were most likely to induce liver injury (257, 25.3%), followed by antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral agents. The liver-related mortality rate was 8.2% (83/1,014). The patients who died had higher rates of hepatocellular-type liver injury, elevated liver biochemical tests, preexisting liver cirrhosis, jaundice, chronic HBV infection, and antituberculosis drug-induced liver injury (ATDILI) than the survivors. A total of 131 patients (12.9%) with DILI were HBV carriers, of whom 23 (17.6%) died of hepatic failure. The rate of HBV-DNA > 2000 IU/mL was higher in the patients who died (47.8% vs. 26.9%, p = 0.047) than in the survivors. After adjusting for possible risk factors, active HBV infection with HBV-DNA > 2000 IU/mL was the most significant risk factor for liver-related mortality (adjusted HR, 4.40, 95% CI, 2.31%-8.38%, p < 0.001). The other independent risk factors for mortality were ATDILI and albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score (adjusted HR, 1.25 and 4.09, respectively, p < 0.003).

conclusionAntituberculosis agents were the leading cause of DILI in Taiwanese, and they were associated with poorer outcomes than other drug categories. Active HBV infection, ATDILI and ALBI score were independent risk factors for fatal DILI. Close monitoring of liver tests and timely antiviral therapy should be implemented in HBV carriers during the administration of high-risk drugs, such as antituberculosis agents.

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Anti-Infective AgentsChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryHepatitis BHepatitis B, ChronicAntitubercular AgentsBilirubinDNA, ViralHepatitis B virusHumansTaiwanAnti-Infective AgentsAntitubercular AgentsBilirubinDNA, Viral

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