Chronic Hepatitis B and COVID-19 Clinical Outcomes in the United States: A Multisite Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is conflicting evidence regarding the impact of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) on SARS-CoV-2 outcomes. Additionally, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and variant periods on outcomes in HBV/SARS-CoV-2 coinfection remain unexplored.

Methods

We utilized the TriNetX database to compare adults with HBV/SARS-CoV-2 (vs SARS-CoV-2 alone) across 97 US healthcare systems from 2020 to 2023. We assessed the odds of all inpatient hospitalizations, intensive care unit admissions, mechanical ventilation, 30-day, 90-day, and overall mortality. In sensitivity analyses, we excluded HIV, hepatitis C virus, and transplant cases and stratified the HBV/SARS-CoV-2 cohort by cirrhosis status. We applied propensity score matching to address confounding and reported odds ratios

SUBMITTER: Yendewa GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11786054 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature