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Biosafety and Health, 2021 The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of an assay using dried plasma spot (DPS) and dried blood spot (DBS) samples for the serological detection of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies.
Jieqiong Ma +6 more
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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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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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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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An ultralong CDRH2 in HCV neutralizing antibody demonstrates structural plasticity of antibodies against E2 glycoprotein [PDF]
, 2020 A vaccine protective against diverse HCV variants is needed to control the HCV epidemic. Structures of E2 complexes with front layer-specific broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) isolated from HCV-infected individuals, revealed a disulfide bond ...
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Implementation of a Large System-Wide Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Linkage to Care Program for Baby Boomers. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundWe implemented and evaluated a large health system-wide hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and linkage to care program for persons born between 1945 and 1965 ("baby boomers").MethodsAn electronic health record (EHR) clinical decision support ...
Castrejón, Mariana +5 more
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Central European Journal of Immunology, 2021 Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) affects the activity of natural killer (NK) cells, but successful interferon- free treatment partially restores it. The goal of this study was to assess whether gender influences NK functionality.
Agata Zientarska +8 more
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Hepatitis C virus relies on lipoproteins for its life cycle [PDF]
, 2016 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects over 150 million people worldwide. In most cases, HCV infection becomes chronic causing liver disease ranging from fibrosis to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Alonzi, Tonino +5 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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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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