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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Long-term trends of alanine aminotransferase levels among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis B virus with and without hepatitis delta coinfection.

Lorin Begré, Charles Béguelin, Anders Boyd, Lars Peters, Jürgen Rockstroh, Huldrych F Günthard, Enos Bernasconi, Matthias Cavassini, Karine Lacombe, Amanda Mocroft and 2 more

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  1. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) in 2382 Treatment-naïve HBV/HDV Co-Infected Patients.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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Lorin BegréDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Charles BéguelinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Anders BoydDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Research and Prevention, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Stichting HIV Monitoring, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Lars PetersCHIP, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jürgen RockstrohHIV Clinic, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Huldrych F GünthardDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Enos BernasconiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Regional Hospital Lugano EOC, University of Geneva and University of Southern Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland.
Matthias CavassiniDivision of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Lausanne, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Karine LacombeINSERM IPLESP, St Antoine Hospital, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Amanda MocroftCHIP, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gilles WandelerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Andri RauchDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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Abstract

Background: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection accelerates the progression of liver disease in persons living with HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection. We explored the association between HDV infection and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation during tenofovir-containing antiretroviral treatment among persons living with HIV/HBV. Materials and methods: We included persons living with HIV/HBV with and without HDV starting tenofovir-containing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in three European cohorts with at least 18 months of follow-up. We defined HDV infection as a positive anti-HDV antibody test. We assessed risk factors for ALT elevation ≥ 1.25x upper limit of normal after 5 years of tenofovir-treatment using multivariate logistic regression models. The difference in ALT trends between individuals with and without HDV was evaluated using linear mixed effects models. Results: 61/518 (11.8%) participants had an HDV infection. Among individuals with HDV, 63.9% had ALT elevation after 2 years and 55.6% after 5 years of tenofovir, whereas the estimates were 34.1% after two and 27.0% after 5 years in those without HDV. HDV coinfection (adjusted odds ratio 2.8, 95% confidence interval 1.4-5.8) and obesity at baseline (adjusted odds ratio 3.2, 95% confidence interval 1.2-8.0) were associated with ALT elevation after 5 years of tenofovir therapy. Mean ALT levels were consistently higher during follow-up in participants with HDV compared to those without HDV. Conclusion: Persistent ALT elevation is common in persons living with HIV/HBV in Europe despite adequate HBV therapy. HDV coinfection and obesity are independent risk factors for persistent ALT elevation during long-term tenofovir treatment.

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alanine aminotransferase elevationcoinfectionhepatitis B virushepatitis D (delta) virusHIVtenofovir

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