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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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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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Association between harm reduction intervention uptake and recent hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs attending sites that provide sterile injecting equipment in Scotland [PDF]

, 2012
Prevalence of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Scotland is high. The Scottish Government has invested significantly in harm reduction interventions with the goal of reducing HCV transmission among PWID.
Hutchinson, Sharon, Palmateer, Norah Elizabeth, Goldberg, David J., Taylor, Avril, Cameron, Sheila O., Allen, Elizabeth A.   +5 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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HCV-related burden of disease in Europe : a systematic assessment of incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality [PDF]

, 2009
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease, end-stage cirrhosis, and liver cancer, but little is known about the burden of disease caused by the virus.
Mühlberger, Nikolai, Uwe Siebert, Nikolai Mühlberger, Stefan Zeuzem, Sroczynski, Gaby, Ruth Schwarzer, Siebert, Uwe, Lettmeier, Beate, Schwarzer, Ruth, Gaby Sroczynski, Zeuzem, Stefan, Beate Lettmeier, Lettmeier Beate, Sroczynski Gaby, Mühlberger Nikolai, Zeuzem Stefan, Schwarzer Ruth, Siebert Uwe   +17 more
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Exploring associations between perceived HCV status and injecting risk behaviors among recent initiates to injecting drug use in Glasgow [PDF]

, 2008
The aim of this study was to explore the influence of testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and perceived HCV status on injecting risk behavior. A cross-sectional, community-wide survey was undertaken at multiple sites throughout Greater Glasgow during ...
Hutchinson, Sharon, Taylor, Avril, Palmateer, Norah, Anderson, Niall, Wadd, Sarah, Goldberg, David   +5 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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