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Seroclearance of hepatitis B surface antigen following hepatitis E exacerbation on chronic hepatitis E and B dual infection in a renal transplant recipient: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Hepatitis E virus infection usually causes an acute and self-resolving hepatitis. In areas where chronic hepatitis B virus infection is prevalent, acute hepatitis E virus superinfection on chronic hepatitis B virus infection occurs ...
Chau-Ting Yeh, Christopher Sung-Huan Yeh, Yu-De Chu, Yang-Jen Chiang   +3 more
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Quality of life in patients with chronic hepatitis C [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2011
Introduction. Hepatitis C virus often causes chronic liver disease reducing physical, mental and social functions in these patients. Objective. The aim of this investigation was analysis of the quality of life in chronic hepatitis C patients compared ...
Pavić Slađana, Delić Dragan, Simonović Jasmina, Švirtlih Neda   +3 more
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Hepatitis B and C co-Infection are independent predictors of progressive kidney disease in HIV-positive, antiretroviral-treated adults [PDF]

, 2012
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-positive individuals. Hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection has been associated with increased risk of CKD, but prior studies lack information on potential mechanisms.
Bickel, M, ESPRIT Study Group, Amanda Mocroft, Christina M Wyatt, Ross, Michael J., Aleksandra Szymczak, ESPRIT Study Group, Daniel Grint, Jens Lundgren, Ryom, Lene, Lene Ryom, Neuhaus, Jacqueline, Bickel, Markus, Szymczak, A, Peters, L, Jacqueline Neuhaus, Ross, MJ, Michael J Ross, Koirala, J, Neuhaus, J, Szymczak, Aleksandra, Mocroft, Amanda, Peters, Lars, Grint, D, Markus Bickel, Grint, Daniel, Wyatt, CM, Janak Koirala, INSIGHT SMART Study Group, Lundgren, Jens, Ross, Michael J, Koirala, Janak, Ryom, L, Mocroft, A, Lars Peters, Lundgren, J, Wyatt, Christina M, Wyatt, Christina M.   +37 more
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The Relationship Between Hepatic Activity Index and Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Levels in Patients with Chronic Active Hepatitis-B and Chronic Active Hepatitis-C

Medicine Science, 2015
In the present study, we investigated the relationship between serum TNF-α levels and hepatic activity in liver biopsies of chronic hepatitis B and C patients.The study was performed on 30 chronic hepatitis B patients, 25 chronic hepatitis C ...
Yilmaz Bilgic, Murat Harputluoglu, Bulent Yaprak, Mehmet Burak Dal, Mehmet Bugra Bozan, Abdurrahman Sahin, Fatih Mehmet Yazar, Yasir Furkan Cagin, Nihat Okcu   +8 more
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Depressive symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions in patients with chronic hepatitis B [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2015
Introduction. Pronounced symptoms of depression and disorders of cognitive functions can be observed in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Objective.
Pavić Slađana, Švirtlih Neda, Delić Dragan, Radovanović-Špurnić Aleksandra   +3 more
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Hepatitis B Blood Donor Screening Data: An Under-Recognized Resource for Canadian Public Health Surveillance

Viruses, 2023
Hepatitis B surveillance is essential to achieving Canada’s goal of eliminating hepatitis B by 2030. Hepatitis B rates, association of infection with vaccine age-eligibility, and risk factors were analyzed among 1,401,603 first-time Canadian blood donors
Sheila F. O’Brien, Cassandra N. Reedman, Carla Osiowy, Shelly Bolotin, Qi-Long Yi, Lillian Lourenço, Antoine Lewin, Mawuena Binka, Niamh Caffrey, Steven J. Drews   +9 more
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Serum hyaluronate as a non-invasive marker of hepatic fibrosis and inflammation in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B [PDF]

, 2005
Background: HBV infection is a serious global heath problem. It is crucial to monitor this disease more closely with a non-invasive marker in clinical trials.
Montazeri, G., Estakhri Arezoo, Estakhri, A., Malekzadeh, R., Samiee Shahram, Mohammadkani, A., Samiee, S., Mohamadkhani, A., Farhad Zamani, Shahram Samiee, Montazeri Ghodrat, Zamani, F., Mohammadkani Ashraf, Derakhshan, M.H., Zamani Farhad, Montazeri, F., Nouri, N., Montazeri Farhad, Ghodrat Montazeri, Derakhshan Mohammad, Mohammad Hossain Derakhshan, Malekzadeh Reza, Ashraf Mohammadkani, Farhad Montazeri, Negin Nouri, Mohamadnejad Mehdi, Arezoo Estakhri, Nouri Negin, Mohamadnejad, M., Mehdi Mohamadnejad, Reza Malekzadeh   +30 more
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Modulation of the CD8+-T-cell response by CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells in patients with Hepatitis B virus infection [PDF]

, 2005
CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells have been shown to maintain peripheral tolerance against self and foreign antigens. In this study we analyzed the effect of circulating CD4+ CD25+ T cells on CD8+-T-cell responses of patients with chronic and resolved ...
Gotto, J, Ornella Franzese, Antonio Bertoletti, Maini, Mk, Franzese, O., Williams, R., Adam J. Gehring, Gehring, A.J., Roger Williams, Gehring, Aj, Gotto, J., Bertoletti, A., Kennedy, P.T.F., Williams, R, Maini, M.K., Patrick T. F. Kennedy, Kennedy, Ptf, Jim Gotto, Mala K. Maini, FRANZESE, ORNELLA   +19 more
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Augmented epigenetic repression of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA by interferon-α and small-interfering RNA synergy

mBio
The persistence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) is a key obstacle for HBV cure. This study aims to comprehensively assess the effect of interferon (IFN) and small-interfering RNA (siRNA) combination on the cccDNA ...
Kongying Hu, Wenjing Zai, Mingzhu Xu, Haiyu Wang, Xinluo Song, Chao Huang, Jiangxia Liu, Juan Chen, Qiang Deng, Zhenghong Yuan, Jieliang Chen   +10 more
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Baseline quantitative HBcAb strongly predicts undetectable HBV DNA and RNA in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with entecavir for 10 years

Scientific Reports, 2021
The predictive effect of quantitative anti-hepatitis B core on double-negative HBV DNA and RNA remains unstudied. We observed dynamic changes in this measure in chronic hepatitis B patients receiving entecavir for 10 years, evaluating its predictive ...
Xi Zhang, Xiaocui An, Lei Shi, Xueliang Yang, Yunru Chen, Xiaojing Liu, Jianzhou Li, Feng Ye, Shumei Lin   +8 more
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