Performance of two simplified HBV treatment criteria (TREAT-B score and WHO guidelines) in Burkina Faso, West Africa

J Hepatol. 2019 Oct;71(4):842-844. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.06.024. Epub 2019 Jul 19.
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Keywords: Africa; Diagnostic score; Elimination; Hepatitis B; Patient care management; Sensitivity and specificity; Validation studies.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alanine Transaminase / analysis
  • Algorithms
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Biopsy / statistics & numerical data
  • Burkina Faso / epidemiology
  • Eligibility Determination* / methods
  • Eligibility Determination* / standards
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B e Antigens / analysis*
  • Hepatitis B virus / isolation & purification*
  • Hepatitis B* / blood
  • Hepatitis B* / complications
  • Hepatitis B* / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis B* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis* / diagnosis
  • Liver Cirrhosis* / epidemiology
  • Liver Cirrhosis* / etiology
  • Liver* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver* / pathology
  • Male
  • Patient Care Management* / economics
  • Patient Care Management* / methods
  • Patient Selection
  • Resource Allocation / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Standard of Care

Substances

  • Hepatitis B e Antigens
  • Alanine Transaminase