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Virology Journal, 2023 Background In the effort to prevent and control HIV/AIDS, China has established a national sentinel surveillance system. However, some sentinel sites face limitations in environmental resources and accessibility, prompting the exploration of alternative ...
Jie-qiong Ma +5 more
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Antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C: 30 years success story [PDF]
Терапевтический архив, 2019 Exactly 30 years ago, hepatitis C virus was identified. Over the years, tremendous success has been achieved in the treatment of hepatitis C, which is currently considered to be an almost completely curable disease. The review presents the main stages in
D T Abdurakhmanov +9 more
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The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Brief Report [PDF]
Women’s Health Bulletin, 2019 Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a public health issue, worldwide. HCV infection during pregnancy is associated with vertical transmission. Objectives The current study aimed at investigating the prevalence of HCV in pregnant women.
Nawfal R Hussein +2 more
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A Study on the HBV and the HCV Infections in Female Sex Workers and their Co-Infection with HIV [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Background: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) have been shown to enhance the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The Hepatitis B and the Hepatitis C viral infections are highly prevalent among the HIV-infected persons as a ...
Desai Praseeda S +2 more
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Boceprevir for Untreated Chronic HCV Genotype 1 Infection
New England Journal of Medicine, 2011 Background Peginterferon–ribavirin therapy is the current standard of care for chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The rate of sustained virologic response has been below 50% in cases of HCV genotype 1 infection. Boceprevir, a potent oral HCV-
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Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2021 Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission has been epidemiologically linked to healthcare settings, particularly out-of-hospital settings such as endoscopy clinics and hemodialysis clinics. These have been largely attributed to lapses in infection
Arianne Folkema +7 more
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Hepatology, 2006 Liver biopsy remains the gold standard in the assessment of severity of liver disease. Noninvasive tests have gained popularity to predict histology in view of the associated risks of biopsy.
R. Sterling +11 more
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Virulence, 2021 Involvement of extracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (eNAMPT, i.e., visfatin or pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor), a cancer metabokine, in chronically hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected (CHC) patients with sustained virological responses ...
Ming-Ling Chang +5 more
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Hepatology, 2013 In efforts to inform public health decision makers, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2010 (GBD2010) Study aims to estimate the burden of disease using available parameters.
K. Mohd Hanafiah +3 more
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2019 Background The National Institute on Drug Abuse has identified a persistent research-to-practice gap in the implementation of evidence-based prevention and treatment programs for substance use disorder. To identify mechanisms to close this gap, we sought
Zachary F. Meisel +9 more
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