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High prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies in two metropolitan emergency departments in Germany : a prospective screening analysis of 28,809 patients [PDF]

, 2012
Background and Aims: The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies in Germany has been estimated to be in the range of 0.4–0.63%. Screening for HCV is recommended in patients with elevated ALT levels or significant risk factors for HCV ...
Hintereder, Gudrun, Gudrun Hintereder, Karin Hensel-Wiegel, Stefan Zeuzem, Lehmann, Ralf, Tauber, Rudolf, Vermehren, Johannes, Möckel, Martin, Annemarie Berger, Sarrazin, Christoph, Norbert Haas, Müller, Christian, Elanjimattom, Sandra, Christoph Sarrazin, Johannes Vermehren, Schlosser, Beate, Thomas Berg, Rudolf Tauber, Haas, Norbert, Martin Möckel, Walcher, Felix, Christian Müller, Domke, Diana, Diana Domke, Felix Walcher, Hensel-Wiegel, Karin, Berger, Annemarie, Berg, Thomas, Beate Schlosser, Zeuzem, Stefan, Sandra Elanjimattom, Ralf Lehmann   +31 more
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ASSOCIATION BEETWEEN IL-28β POLYMORPHISMS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CONCOMITANT THERAPY OF HIV INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH HCV/HIV CO-INFECTION DURING THE ANTIVIRAL THERAPY

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2014
. The aim of the study was  to evaluate the associations between the polymorphism rs8099917 IL-28β and changing of HIV viral load and the effectiveness of high active antiretroviral therapy during the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in HIV-infected ...
E. S. Kovaleva
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Evaluation of the Prevalence of Incidental HBV, HCV and HIV Infection Among Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department: A Prospective Cross-sectional Study

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Aim:In this study, we randomized the patients without known hepatitis-B, hepatitis C and HIV infection who presented to the emergency department (ED).
Mehmet Murat Oktay, Behçet Al, Yasemin Zer, Cuma Kılıçoğlu, Mustafa Boğan, Mustafa Sabak, Hasan Gümüşboğa   +6 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, Sharma (neeDutta) Anuradha, Shastri Jayanthi S   +2 more
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HCV and Oxidative Stress: Implications for HCV Life Cycle and HCV‐Associated Pathogenesis [PDF]

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2016
HCV (hepatitis C virus) is a member of the Flaviviridae family that contains a single‐stranded positive‐sense RNA genome of approximately 9600 bases. HCV is a major causative agent for chronic liver diseases such as steatosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma which are caused by multifactorial processes.
Medvedev, Regina, Ploen, Daniela, Hildt, Eberhard   +2 more
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may elicit neutralizing antibodies targeting epitopes conserved in all viral genotypes [PDF]

, 2009
Anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) cross-neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies, directed against conserved epitopes on surface E2 glycoprotein, are central tools for understanding virus-host interplay, and for planning strategies for prevention and ...
Patel, Ah, Ball Jonathan K., Nicasio Mancini, Nicola Clementi, Sautto, G, Clementi, N., Ball, J.K., Diotti, R.A., Burioni, R., Mario Perotti, Arvind H Patel, Nitti Giovanni, Diotti, Ra, Clementi Massimo, CLEMENTI, NICOLA, BURIONI, ROBERTO, Sautto, G., CLEMENTI, MASSIMO, Perotti, M., Jonathan K Ball, Massimo Clementi, Nitti, G, Giovanni Nitti, Patel, A.H., Clementi, M., Perotti Mario, Ball, Jk, Perotti, M, Patel Arvind H., Roberta A Diotti, Giuseppe Sautto, Mancini Nicasio, Diotti Roberta A., Mancini, N., Roberto Burioni, Sautto Giuseppe, MANCINI, NICASIO, Clementi Nicola, Burioni Roberto, Nitti, G.   +39 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, Hashim A Sharaf, Shaveen Mahdi   +2 more
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Comparison of HCV core antigen and anti-HCV with HCV RNA results

African Health Sciences, 2015
The measurement of anti-HCV antibodies using immunological methods and the confirmation of viral nuclear acid based on molecular methods is important in diagnosis and follow-up of the HCV infection.In this study, we aimed to analyse HCV core Antigen positivity among anti-HCV antibody positive sera to determine the significance of testing of HCV core Ag
Ayse, Aynali, Emel, Sesli Cetin, Sueleyman, Oenal, Selcuk, Kaya, Buket, Cicioglu Aridogan   +4 more
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Lipid metabolism and HCV infection [PDF]

, 2010
Chronic infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) can lead to severe liver disease and is a global healthcare problem. The liver is highly metabolically active and one of its key functions is to control the balance of lipid throughout the body.
Boulant, Steeve, Paul Targett-Adams, Targett-Adams, Paul, Douglas, Mark W., McLauchlan, John, Steeve Boulant, John McLauchlan, Mark W. Douglas, Targett-Adams, Douglas, McLauchlan, Boulant   +11 more
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Dual function of the NK cell receptor 2B4 (CD244) in the regulation of HCV-specific CD8+ T cells [PDF]

, 2011
The outcome of viral infections is dependent on the function of CD8+ T cells which are tightly regulated by costimulatory molecules. The NK cell receptor 2B4 (CD244) is a transmembrane protein belonging to the Ig superfamily which can also be expressed ...
Lunemann, Sebastian, Bektas, Hueseyin, Heiner Wedemeyer, Wedemeyer Heiner, Suneetha, Pothakamuri Venkata, Grabowski, Jan, Michael Peter Manns, Markus Cornberg, Sarrazin, Christoph, Julia Dietz, Hueseyin Bektas, Christoph Sarrazin, Helfritz Fabian, Schlaphoff, Verena, Lunemann Sebastian, Fabian Helfritz, Suneetha Pothakamuri Venkata, Dietz, Julia, Jaroszewicz, Jerzy, Wedemeyer, Heiner, Bektas Hueseyin, Sebastian Lunemann, Pothakamuri Venkata Suneetha, Sarrazin Christoph, Manns Michael Peter, Jaroszewicz Jerzy, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Helfritz, Fabian Arnold, Cornberg, Markus, Jan Grabowski, Schlaphoff Verena, Dietz Julia, Manns, Michael P., Verena Schlaphoff, Grabowski Jan, Cornberg Markus   +35 more
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