Secular Trends and Geographic Maps of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among 4 Million Blood Donors in Taiwan from 1999 to 2017

Yun‐Yuan Chen, Chi‐Ling Chen, Jen‐Wei Chen, Nien‐Tzu Hsu, Sheng‐Tang Wei, Sheng‐Mou Hou, Sheng‐Nan Lu, Pei‐Jer Chen – 4 June 2020 – The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Taiwan was approximately 4% a decade ago, much higher than the worldwide average. This study aimed to assess the HCV burden among 4 million voluntary blood donors after 2 decades of prevention and treatment policies. We retrieved screening results for anti‐HCV and HCV RNA from the Database for Evaluating Voluntary Taiwanese Eligible Donors.

Immunosuppressive Treatment Regimens in Autoimmune Hepatitis: Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses Supporting American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Guidelines

John M. Vierling, Nanda Kerkar, Albert J. Czaja, Cara L. Mack, David Adams, David N. Assis, Michael P. Manns, Marlyn J. Mayo, Tarek Nayfeh, Abdul Mounaem M. Majzoub, Muayad A. Alzuabi, Jingyi Ding, Samir Haffar, M. Hassan Murad, Mouaz Alsawas – 4 June 2020

Low Complement C4 Predicts Improvement of Kidney Function After Direct‐Acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus

Meghan E. Sise, Ian Strohbehn, Donald Chute, Kathleen E. Corey, Dahlene N. Fusco, Venkata S Sabbisetti, Sushrut S. Waikar, Raymond T. Chung – 4 June 2020 – Direct‐acting antiviral therapies (DAAs) may improve kidney function and proteinuria in certain patients with hepatitis C infection (HCV) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Immunosuppressive Treatment Regimens in Autoimmune Hepatitis: Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses Supporting American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Guidelines

John M. Vierling, Nanda Kerkar, Albert J. Czaja, Cara L. Mack, David Adams, David N. Assis, Michael P. Manns, Marlyn J. Mayo, Tarek Nayfeh, Abdul Mounaem M. Majzoub, Muayad A. Alzuabi, Jingyi Ding, Samir Haffar, M. Hassan Murad, Mouaz Alsawas – 4 June 2020

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