Epstein-Barr virus infection is associated with a higher Child-Pugh score and may predict poor prognoses for patients with liver cirrhosis.
Jianhua HuXiaoli ZhangGuodong YuHuan CaiJueqing GuMenglin HuDairong XiangJiangshan LianLiang YuHongyu JiaYimin ZhangYida YangPublished in: BMC gastroenterology (2019)
This study revealed that patients with liver cirrhosis had higher EBV infection rates, especially patients > 60 years of age, which likely reflected viral reactivation. And liver injury was aggravated in EBV-infected patients. Thus, EBV infection indirectly influenced the prognosis of EBV-infected patients by increasing the Child-Pugh score and ACLF rate.