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    In: Hepatology Communications, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 7, No. 9 ( 2023-08-31)
    Abstract: Abdominal ultrasound (US) and CT are important tools for the initial evaluation of patients with liver disease. Our study aimed to determine the accuracy of these methods for diagnosing cirrhosis. Methods: In all, 377 participants from 4 prospective cohort studies evaluating patients with various liver diseases were included. All patients were included between 2017 and 2022 and had undergone a liver biopsy as well as US and/or CT. Using the histological assessment as the gold standard, we calculated diagnostic accuracy for US and CT. Liver biopsies were evaluated by expert histopathologists and diagnostic scans by experienced radiologists. Results: The mean age was 54 ± 14 years and 47% were female. Most patients had NAFLD (58.3%) or alcohol-associated liver disease (25.5%). The liver biopsy showed cirrhosis in 147 patients (39.0%). Eighty-three patients with cirrhosis had Child-Pugh A (56.4% of patients with cirrhosis) and 64 had Child-Pugh B/C (43.6%). Overall, the sensitivity for diagnosing cirrhosis by US was 0.71 (95% CI 0.62–0.79) and for CT 0.74 (95% CI 0.64–0.83). The specificity was high for US (0.94, 95% CI 0.90–0.97) and for CT (0.93, 95% CI 0.83–0.98). When evaluating patients with Child-Pugh A cirrhosis, sensitivity was only 0.62 (95% CI 0.49–0.74) for US and 0.60 (95% CI 0.43–0.75) for CT. For patients with Child-Pugh B/C, sensitivity was 0.83 (95% CI 0.70–0.92) for US and 0.87 (95% CI 0.74–0.95) for CT. When limiting our analysis to NAFLD (20% with cirrhosis), the sensitivity for US was 0.45 (95% CI 0.28–0.64) and specificity was 0.97 (95% CI 0.93–0.99). Conclusion: US and CT show moderate sensitivity and may potentially overlook compensated cirrhosis underlining the need for additional diagnostic testing.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2471-254X
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2023
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  • 2
    In: Diabetes, American Diabetes Association, Vol. 71, No. Supplement_1 ( 2022-06-01)
    Abstract: Gluco-regulatory disturbances such as hepatic insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia and prediabetes are commonly present in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and those individuals may over time develop full-blown type 2 diabetes. Chronic liver diseases­ such as NAFLD and autoimmune liver diseases (AILDs) are heterogenous but may affect glucose-metabolism similarly. It is, however, unknown if AILDs—such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) —display gluco-regulatory impairments. We therefore investigated glucose and hormonal responses during a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in patients with biopsy-verified, non-cirrhotic PBC (n = 9, age 55 ± y (mean ± sd) , BMI 31 ± 6 kg/m2 (mean ± sd)) , NAFLD (n = 6, age 38 ± 17 y, BMI 31 ± 4 kg/m2) and healthy controls (n = 8, age 23 ± 3 y, BMI 23 ± 2 kg/m2) . None of the participants had diabetes. In the PBC group, 3 had NAFLD. Fasting glucose, c-peptide and insulin levels were significantly increased in PBC and NAFLD compared with healthy controls ([mean (95 % CI) ]; glucose (mM) 5.6 (4.7-6.7) , 5.7 (5.2-6.1) , 4.7 (3.9-5.6) ; c-peptide (pM) 993 (556-1773) , 1334 (1036-1719) , 483 (268-869) ; insulin (pM) 98 (33-298) , 166 (103-267) , 43 (14-136) ; respectively) . Hepatic insulin resistance (reflected by fasting homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)) was present in PBC (mean 4.0 (95 % CI 1.2-13.9)) and NAFLD (7.0 (4.1-11.9)) but not in healthy controls (1.5 (0.4-5.4)) . There was no significant difference in glucose levels between the groups. Beta-cell secretion (c-peptide) was significantly increased in PBC and NAFLD. Insulin responses were higher in PBC and NAFLD compared with healthy but only reached statistical significance in NAFLD. Our data suggest that patients with PBC have gluco-regulatory disturbances including hepatic insulin resistance and impaired beta-cell function. Metabolic dysfunction of PBC may be underestimated and warrant further investigation. Disclosure A.H. Jensen: None. H. Ytting: Other Relationship; Gilead Sciences, Inc. J. Grandt: None. M.P. Werge: None. E.B. Rashu: None. L.E. Hetland: None. A. Junker: None. L. Hobolth: None. C. Mortensen: None. F. Tofteng: None. M. Vyberg: None. R. Serizawa: Consultant; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. L. Gluud: Advisory Panel; Novo Nordisk. Consultant; Pfizer Inc. Research Support; Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Novo Nordisk, Sobi. N.J. Wewer Albrechtsen: Research Support; Mercodia AB, Novo Nordisk, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Speaker’s Bureau; Merck & Co., Inc., Mercodia AB. Funding Nicolai J. Wewer Albrechtsen were financed by NNF Excellence Emerging Investigator Grant – Endocrinology and Metabolism (Application No. NNF19OC0055001) , EFSD Future Leader Award (NNF21SA0072746) and DFF Sapere Aude
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0012-1797
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Diabetes Association
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 77, No. 3 ( 2022-02-23), p. 665-674
    Abstract: To use the nationwide Norwegian surveillance programme on resistant microbes in humans (NORM) to address longitudinal changes in the population structure of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from 2001–15, focusing on the emergence and dissemination of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae in Norway. Methods Among blood (n = 6124) and urinary tract (n = 5496) surveillance isolates from 2001–15, we used Illumina technology to whole genome sequence 201 ESBL-producing isolates from blood (n = 130) and urine (n = 71), and 667 non-ESBL isolates from blood. Complete genomes for four isolates were resolved with Oxford Nanopore sequencing. Results In a highly diverse collection, Klebsiella variicola ssp. variicola caused 24.5% of Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex (KpSC) bacteraemias. ESBL production was limited to K. pneumoniae sensu stricto (98.5%). A diverse ESBL population of 57 clonal groups (CGs) were dominated by MDR CG307 (17%), CG15 (12%), CG70 (6%), CG258 (5%) and CG45 (5%) carrying blaCTX-M-15. Yersiniabactin was significantly more common in ESBL-positive (37.8%) compared with non-ESBL K. pneumoniae sensu stricto isolates (12.7%), indicating convergence of virulence and resistance determinants. Moreover, we found a significantly lower prevalence of yersiniabactin (3.0%, 37.8% and 17.3%), IncFIB (58.7%, 87.9% and 79.4%) and IncFII plasmid replicons (40.5%, 82.8% and 54.2%) in K. variicola ssp. variicola compared with ESBL- and non-ESBL K. pneumoniae sensu stricto isolates, respectively. Conclusions The increase in Norwegian ESBL-producing KpSC during 2010–15 was driven by CG307 and CG15 carrying blaCTX-M-15. K. variicola ssp. variicola was a frequent cause of invasive KpSC infection, but rarely carried ESBLs.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0305-7453 , 1460-2091
    Language: English
    Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
    Publication Date: 2022
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