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Erratum: Predicting Liver-Related Events Using Transient Elastography in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients with Sustained Virological Response

Authors :
Hye Won Lee
Young Eun Chon
Seung Up Kim
Beom Kyung Kim
Jun Yong Park
Do Young Kim
Sang Hoon Ahn
Kyu Sik Jung
Young Nyun Park
Kwang-Hyub Han
Source :
Gut and Liver, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 653-655 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Gastroenterology Council for Gut and Liver, 2016.

Abstract

Intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) remains prevalent in Asia. An interferon-γ assay (QuantiFERON-TB gold test [QFT]) is considered to be an effective supplementary tool for diagnosing ITB. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features of ITB patients based on the initial results of QFT. A total of 109 patients with ITB were enrolled, and 82 patients (75.2%) showed positive QFT results. In the QFT-positive group, the mean age (44.1±12.0 years) was significantly higher than that in the QFT-negative group (37.0±14.8, p=0.0096). Abdominal pain (p=0.006) and diarrhea (p=0.030) were more frequent in the QFT-negative group. Further, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were significantly higher in the QFT-negative group (6.4±9.9 mg/dL) than in the QFT-positive group (1.3±2.3, p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19762283
Volume :
10
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Gut and Liver
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.033db43186e24aedb5ddb7ac31bf5a53
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5009/gnl150211