[PDF] Top 20 Hepatitis C and hemodialysis: a review

... diagnosis and for viral characterization ...past and present infections. Consequently, both PCR and serology cannot distinguish acute from chronic cases ...patients and HBV carriers, is still ... See full document

... transferase and guanine-7N-methyl transferase enzymes, and this may contribute to a defective 5’-cap structure of viral mRNA transcripts and therefore inefficient viral translation for certain DNA ... See full document

... clinic and the risk of nosoco- mial transmission in the centers in the ...cleaning and disinfection of the hemodialy- sis membranes, equipment, instruments, and surfaces may affect prevalences ...(4) ... See full document

... of hepatitis C and associated risks in ...integrative review conducted in the Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Literature in ... See full document

... on hemodialysis was admitted to hospital for treatment of hepatitis ...antibodies and HCV-PCR gave a positive result on ...identified and the serum alanine aminotransferase level was ...iron ... See full document

... unadjusted and adjusted estimates for carotid atherosclerotic burden with HCV infection could be ...HCV and carotid ...(2009) and the study by Masia (2011) were the major source of heterogeneity ... See full document

... There is a hint of geographic variability in HCV prevalence between different regions within the same country in both Libya and Tunisia. According to the Libyan population-based survey, HCV prevalence ranged from ... See full document

... chronic hepatitis C without cirrhosis and treated with interferon-alpha demonstrated that hepatitis C viral (HCV) load does not correlate with the histological evolution of the disease ... See full document

... of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection was conducted in selected populations in Rio de Janeiro, ...viral hepatitis, 65 hemodialysis patients, 93 blood donors, 102 intravenous drug users (IVDUs), 304 ... See full document

... The brown color was reported in 77.5% of valid cases. It is noteworthy that in all cases, only 261 were subject to appropriate analysis, as they con- tained enough data to draw a profile of people affected by the ... See full document

... quality and safety of blood products used in transfusions are major public health ...practices and routine screening of blood materials and products, has ensured consistency, quality, and ... See full document

... co-morbidities and the high rate of potentially severe side effects of IFN treatment in this group of ...for hemodialysis patients is extremely important for kidney transplant candidates because ... See full document

... Laboratorial and histological characteristics of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in predialysis patients are poorly understood and it is not known whether the characteristics of HCV ... See full document

... on hemodialysis for longer than six months, aged 18 years or more, agree to participate in the study, and have cognitive capacity to answer a question- ... See full document

... manuscripts and one was an abstract presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (Table ...protocol and abstract were available for assessment. Sequence ... See full document

... Egypt is a country endemic for HCV infection. In one population study, 669 parturient women were investigated of whom 94 were positive in tests for detecting anti-HCV antibodies subsequently 35 genomic sequences of HCV ... See full document

... IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) ...sites, and circulating receptors modulate the biological effects of cytokines ...(gp-80) and a signal transducing part (gp-130) (10). High levels of IL-6 ... See full document

... genotypes and subtypes, the choice of the genome re- gion to be analyzed is ...genotype-specific and subtype- specific ...genotypes and subtypes from the 5’NC region because this region is readily ... See full document

... the hemodialysis population of the state of Tocantins, Brazil, aiming to assess the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, to analyze associated ... See full document

... protection) and the BUT test, in addition to observing altered stoichiometry (a test that evaluates corneal sensi- tivity) and less sensory perception in the eyes of infected patients (43) ... See full document