title: [Research advances in diagnosis and treatment of liver failure in 2016].
abstract: Liver failure has various clinical types, a complex pathogenesis, and rapid disease progression, as well as a high mortality rate. Liver failure caused by hepatitis B virus infection is the most common type in China with severe conditions, various complications, and a mortality rate as high as 40%-90%. Invasive fungal disease secondary to acute-on-chronic liver failure can affect patients' prognosis and increase mortality rate. This article introduces the research advances in hepatitis B-related liver failure, artificial liver, and invasive fungal disease secondary to acute-on-chronic liver failure in 2016.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Z L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, China.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D065290:Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D002681:China; D006515:Hepatitis B virus; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019164:Liver, Artificial; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis
keywords: Diagnosis; Fungi; Hepatitis B virus; Infection; Liver failure; Liver, artificial; Therapeutics