Hepatitis C virus
DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN BRAZILIAN BLOOD DONORS USING A REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION: COMPARISON WITH ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY AND RECOMBINANT PROTEIN IMMUNOBLOT ASSAY
... of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by ...transmit hepatitis C through blood ...group C (1EIA<3, ALT<1), group D (1EIA<3, ALT>1) and group E ...group C, all samples ...
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Molecular biology and clinical implication of hepatitis C virus
... Hepatitis C virus (HCV) was first de- scribed in 1989 as the putative viral agent of non-A non-B hepatitis (1). It is a member of the Flaviviridae family and has been recog- nized as the major ...
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Clinical and aspects of Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus in FortalezaCeará
... of hepatitis differs ac- cording to the ...of hepatitis B virus (HBV) ranges from ...this virus is responsible for 60% of cases of chronic liver ...viral hepatitis is second place among ...
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Zebrafish as a potential model organism for drug test against hepatitis C virus.
... Screening and evaluating anti- hepatitis C virus (HCV) drugs in vivo is difficult worldwide, mainly because of the lack of suitable small animal models. We investigate whether zebrafish could be a ...
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Hepatitis C virus infection, cryoglobulinemia, and peripheral neuropathy: a case report
... Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is essentially hepatotropic but its manifesta- tions can extend beyond the ...moderate hepatitis as indicated by liver biopsy), cryoglobulinemia, and sensory and motor ...
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Active RNA replication of hepatitis C virus downregulates CD81 expression.
... how hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication modulates subsequent virus growth and propagation still remains largely ...consequential virus growth by comparing normal and high levels of HCV ...
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SEXUAL TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS
... of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Brazil, with special emphasis on sexual transmission, we determined the presence of HCV infection in regular partners and in non-sexual home communicants of blood donors ...
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A new evolutionary model for hepatitis C virus chronic infection.
... Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects an estimated 3% of humanity [1] and is a leading global cause of liver disease and liver cancer [2]. Intervention is currently limited by the lack of a vaccine and of ...
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Evaluation of an enzyme immunoassay for hepatitis C virus antibody detection using a recombinant protein derived from the core region of hepatitis C virus genome
... for hepatitis C virus antibody detection (anti-HCV), using just one ...non-C hepatitis (10 acute hepatitis A, 10 acute hepatitis B, 9 chronic hepatitis B, and 10 ...
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The role of human T cell lymphotrophic virus type 1, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus coinfections in leprosy
... Leprosy spectrum and outcome is associated with the host immune response against Mycobacterium leprae. The role of coinfections in leprosy patients may be related to a depression of cellular immunity or amplification of ...
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Study of anticardiolipin antibody in hepatitis C virus-positive patients
... Abstract: Several antibodies, including anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA), have been detected among chronically infected hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. The present work aimed at ascertaining the ...
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Mini review: Current molecular methods for the detection and quantification of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus type 1
... 4. Grabarczyk P, van Drimmelen H, Kopacz A, Gdowska J, Liszewski G, Piotrowski D, et al. Head-to-head comparison of two transcription-mediated amplification assay versions for detection of hepatitis B virus, ...
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Geographic distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Brazil
... Brazil is a country of continental dimension with a population of different ethnic backgrounds. Thus, a wide variation in the frequen- cies of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes is expected to occur. ...
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Psychosis during peginterferon-alpha2a and ribavirin therapy: case report
... Pegylated Interferon-alpha, combined with ribavirin, gives high sustained virological response in patients with hepatitis C virus, an important public health problem and one of the most frequent ...
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Comparison of seropositivity of HCV between oral lichen planus and healthy control group in Hamedan province (west of Iran)
... Chronic hepatitis C is often asymptomatic and is usually discovered ...and hepatitis C virus was reported in 1991 [11] and since then, several articles about the relationship between ...
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Karla P Souza, Jônio A Luz, Sheila A Teles, Megmar AS Carneiro, Luciana A Oliveira, Adriane S Gomes, Márcia A Dias, Selma A Gomes, Clara FT Yoshida, Regina MB Martins+
... of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, to analyze associated risk factors, and also to investigate these viruses genotypes ...markers. Hepatitis B ...
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The presence of Helicobacter pylori in the liver depends on the Th1, Th17 and Treg cytokine profile of the patient
... with hepatitis B virus/ hepatitis C virus, pancreatic carcinoma and a cytokine pattern characterised by high interleukin (IL)-10, low/absent interferon-γ and decreased IL-17A ...
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. vol.46 número1
... immunodeiciency virus/ hepatitis C virus; APRICOT: Aids Pegasys Ribavirin International Coinfection Trial; RIBAVIC: Ribavirin Study Team (France); LAGUNO: Infectious Diseases Service the ...
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Hepatice C em portadores de insuficiência renal crônica em tratamento hemodialítico: estudo clínico, epidemiológico e laboratorial
... Long-term outcome In Kidney transplant patients with hepatitis C (HCV ) infection. Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus among hemodialysis patients in Damascus. Home hemodialy[r] ...
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Cad. Saúde Pública vol.27 número4
... of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) markers among adolescents aged between 10 and 16 years old, who are elementa- ry school students in the city of Chapecó, Santa ...
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