Data/hora: 10/06/2024 06:34:07

Provedor de dados: | 55
País: | Brazil
Título: | Aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index for fibrosis and cirrhosis prediction in chronic hepatitis C patients
Autores: | Silva Junior,Roberto Gomes da; Fakhouri,Ricardo; Nascimento,Tereza Virgínia Bezerra do; Santos,Igor Martins; Barbosa,Luciana Mendonça Morais.
Data: | 2008-02-01
Ano: | 2008
Palavras-chave: | Chronic hepatitis C; Fibrosis; Cirrhosis; Liver biopsy; AP.
Resumo: | In chronic hepatitis C (CHC), liver biopsy is the gold standard method for assessing liver histology, however it is invasive and can have complications. Non-invasive markers have been proposed and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) has been shown as an easy and inexpensive marker of liver fibrosis. This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of APRI for significant fibrosis and cirrhosis prediction in CHC patients. This study included treatment-naive CHC patients who had undergone liver biopsy from January 2000 to August 2006. All histological slides were reviewed according to the METAVIR system. APRI was calculated based on laboratory results performed within four months from the biopsy. Twenty-eight (56%) patients had significant fibrosis (F2-F4) and 13 (26%) had cirrhosis (F4). The area under ROC curves of APRI for predicting significant fibrosis and cirrhosis were 0.92 (0.83-1.00) and 0.92 (0.85-1.00), respectively. Using cut-off values recommended by prior studies, significant fibrosis could be identified, in accordance with liver biopsy, in 44% and cirrhosis in 66% of patients. APRI could identify significant fibrosis and cirrhosis at a high degree of accuracy in studied patients.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000100005
Editor: | Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Relação: | 10.1590/S1413-86702008000100005
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases  v.12 n.1 2008
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess