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Hepatitis C virus evasion mechanisms from neutralizing antibodies [PDF]

, 2011
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a major public health problem, affecting 3% of the world’s population. The majority of infected individuals develop chronic hepatitis, which can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Angus, Allan G.N., Arvind H. Patel, Patel, Arvind H., Caterina Di Lorenzo, Allan G. N. Angus, Lorenzo, Caterina D.   +5 more
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Challenges for HCV vaccine development in HIV–HCV coinfection

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2012
It is estimated that 4-5 million HIV-infected patients are coinfected with HCV. The impact of HIV on the natural course of HCV infection is deleterious. This includes a higher rate of HCV persistence and a faster rate of fibrosis progression. Coinfected patients show poor treatment outcome following standard HCV therapy.
Lambotin, M, Barth, H, Moog, C, Habersetzer, F, Baumert, Thomas, Stoll-Keller, F, Fafi-Kremer, S   +6 more
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Age- and sex-related reference ranges of alanine aminotransferase levels in children: European paediatric HCV network.

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels are commonly used to indicate liver damage. Although elevated levels indicate possible liver injury, abnormalities, or disease, some patients with "normal" ALT levels have minimal to mild liver ...
Newell, Marie-Louise, M. L. Newell, P. A. Tovo, G.V. Zuccotti, L. Pembrey, C. Thorne, Thorne, Claire, K. England, Pembrey, Lucy, England, Kirsty, Tovo, Pier-Angelo, European paediatric HCV network   +11 more
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, Syphilis and Associated Factors Among Female Sex Workers in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022
Mitikie Wondmagegn,1 Yitayih Wondimeneh,2 Alem Getaneh,2 Getnet Ayalew2 1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 2Department of Medical Microbiology, School of ...
Wondmagegn M, Wondimeneh Y, Getaneh A, Ayalew G   +3 more
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Dynamic change of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in chronic hepatitis C patients after viral eradication: A nationwide registry study in Taiwan [PDF]

Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
Background/Aims Steatotic liver disease (SLD) is a common manifestation in chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Metabolic alterations in CHC are associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Chung-Feng Huang, Chia-Yen Dai, Yi-Hung Lin, Chih-Wen Wang, Tyng-Yuan Jang, Po-Cheng Liang, Tzu-Chun Lin, Pei-Chien Tsai, Yu-Ju Wei, Ming-Lun Yeh, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Chao-Kuan Huang, Jee-Fu Huang, Wan-Long Chuang, Ming-Lung Yu   +14 more
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Unravelling the Hidden and Undiagnosed Cases of Hepatitis B and C Viruses among Patients Seeking Health Care for Other Viral Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study from Central India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections pose a significant global public health burden. However, a substantial proportion of individuals remain undiagnosed, forming a hidden reservoir that perpetuates onward ...
Rajeev K. Jain, Anamika Jain, Shailendra K. Jain, Deepti Chaurasia, Ankita Agarwal, Harjeet S. Maan, Swati Jain, Nagaraj Perumal, Rakesh K. Shrivastava   +8 more
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Open-Heart Surgery and Viral Risk: Investigation of the Prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery [PDF]

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Background and purpose: Bloodborne infectious diseases, particularly HBV, HCV, and HIV, are major global health concerns. Patients undergoing open-heart surgery are at a higher risk of infection due to the extensive use of injections and other invasive ...
Lotfollah Davoodi, Farhang Babamahmoodi, Seyed Morteza Taghavi, Kimia Torab Beygi, Sara Ghandi, Maryam Talebi Moghaddam   +5 more
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The distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background: Hepatic cirrhosis develops within 20-30 years in approximately 20% of individuals chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Aims and Objective: This study aimed to determine the distribution of HCV genotypes in patients with HCV ...
Ayfer Bakır, Nuran Karabulut , Sema Alaçam, Barış Bakır , Ali Ağaçfidan   +4 more
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The efficiency and safety of anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy in patients with concomitant chronic hepatitis C [PDF]

Терапевтический архив, 2016
Aim. To evaluate the efficiency and safety of two eradication therapy (ET) regimens for Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with concomitant chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in relation to the stage of liver fibrosis (LF). Subjects and methods.
D N Andreev, I V Maev, Yu A Kucheryavyi, D T Dicheva, E V Partsvania-vinogradova   +4 more
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Orthotopic liver transplantation in human-immunodeficiency-virus-positive patients in Germany [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives: This summary evaluates the outcomes of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) of HIV-positive patients in Germany. Methods: Retrospective chart analysis of HIV-positive patients, who had been liver-transplanted in Germany between July ...
T. Sauerbruch, J. Kittner, S. Manekeller, A. Paul, Anadol, Evrim, Beckebaum, Susanne, Rockstroh, Jürgen, T. Ganten, Paul, Andreas, Bickel, Markus, J. C. Kalff, Spengler, Ulrich, E. Anadol, M. Stoll, Zoufaly, Alexander, S. Beckebaum, Kittner, Jens Martin, M. Bickel, Hitzenbichler, Florian, Stoll, Matthias, Kalff, Jörg C., A. Zoufaly, Manekeller, Steffen, Ganten, Tom M., C. Berg, F. Hitzenbichler, J. K. Rockstroh, Radecke, Klaus, K. Radecke, Berg, C., U. Spengler, Sauerbruch, Tilman   +31 more
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