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Epidemiology
Original research
Systematic review of the global epidemiology of viral-induced acute liver failure
  1. Jenna Patterson1,
  2. Hannah Sophia Hussey1,
  3. Sheetal Silal2,3,
  4. Liz Goddard4,
  5. Mashiko Setshedi5,
  6. Wendy Spearman6,
  7. Gregory D Hussey1,7,
  8. Benjamin M Kagina1,
  9. Rudzani Muloiwa1,8
  1. 1Vaccines for Africa Initiative, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
  2. 2Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  3. 3Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
  4. 4Department of Paediatrics, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  5. 5Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  6. 6Department of Medicine, Division of Hepatology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  7. 7Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
  8. 8Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  1. Correspondence to Jenna Patterson; PTTJEN005{at}myuct.ac.za

Abstract

Objectives The aetiology and burden of viral-induced acute liver failure remains unclear globally. It is important to understand the epidemiology of viral-induced ALF to plan for clinical case management and case prevention.

Participants This systematic review was conducted to synthesize data on the relative contribution of different viruses to the aetiology of viral-induced acute liver failure in an attempt to compile evidence that is currently missing in the field. EBSCOhost, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Web of Science were searched for relevant literature published from 2009 to 2019. The initial search was run on 9 April 2019 and updated via PubMed on 30 September 2019 with no new eligible studies to include. Twenty-five eligible studies were included in the results of this review.

Results This systematic review estimated the burden of acute liver failure after infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis A virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis E virus, herpes simplex virus/human herpesvirus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus and parvovirus B19. Data were largely missing for acute liver failure after infection with varicella-zostervirus, human parainfluenza viruses, yellow fever virus, coxsackievirus and/or adenovirus. The prevalence of hepatitis A-induced acute liver failur was markedly lower in countries with routine hepatitis A immunisation versus no routine hepatitis A immunisation. Hepatitis E virus was the most common aetiological cause of viral-induced acute liver failure reported in this review. In addition, viral-induced acute liver failure had poor outcomes as indicated by high fatality rates, which appear to increase with poor economic status of the studied countries.

Conclusions Immunisation against hepatitis A and hepatitis B should be prioritised in low-income and middle-income countries to prevent high viral-induced acute liver failure mortality rates, especially in settings where resources for managing acute liver failure are lacking. The expanded use of hepatitis E immunisation should be explored as hepatitis E virus was the most common cause of acute liver failure.

Registration PROSPERO registration number: CRD42017079730.

  • epidemiology
  • hepatology
  • virology
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    Footnotes

    • Contributors JP, GDH, BMK and RM conceived this study. JP implemented the review under the supervision of RM. JP and HSH performed the study search, screening and extraction of data under the guidance of RM. GDH and BMK provided methodological expertise for this review. SS, LG, MS, and WS provided content expertise for this review and all authors will provide comments on the final manuscript before publication. JP is the guarantor of this review.

    • Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. The Vaccines for Africa Initiative (VACFA) has funded the costs associated with the research and dissemination of the results, including publications.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient and public involvement Patients and/or the public were not involved in the design, or conduct, or reporting, or dissemination plans of this research.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Data availability statement Data are available in a public, open access repository. All data were taken from published articles available in the public domain.