Table III.
Etiologies of the acute liver failure in the included studies
| Studies | Indeterminate | DILI | Viral hepatitis | AIH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAC N = 44 | Control N = 73 | NAC N = 82 | Control N = 93 | NAC N = 153 | Control N = 111 | NAC N = 22 | Control N = 30 | |
| Nabi et al. 2017 [23] | 13 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 16 HEV = 7 |
14 HEV = 7 |
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| Darweesh et al. 2017 [24] | 31 | 28 | 41 HAV = 12 HBV = 11 |
40 HAV = 10 HBV = 14 |
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| Singh et al. 2013 [21] | 15 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 25 HBV = 25 |
13 HBV = 13 |
11 | 15 |
| Lee et al. 2009 [22] | 15 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 25 HBV = 25 |
12 HBV = 12 |
11 | 15 |
| Mumtaz et al. 2009 [25] | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 46 HEV = 24 HBV = 11 |
32 HEV = 16 HBV = 14 |
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NAC – N-acetylcysteine, DILI – drug-induced liver injury, HAV – hepatitis A virus, HBV – hepatitis B virus, HEV – hepatitis E virus, AIH – autoimmune hepatitis.