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Prevalence and associated factors of Hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections among voluntary counseling and testing clients attending private health facilities in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia 2014

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective Although incredible progress has been made in treatment and prevention of Hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections, the epidemic continues to spread in developing nations.
Zena Ameha, Senait Tadesse, Abate Assefa, Belay Tessema   +3 more
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Hepatitis A virus infection and hepatitis A vaccination in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients: A review

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is one of the most common infectious etiologies of acute hepatitis worldwide. The virus is known to be transmitted fecal-orally, resulting in symptoms ranging from asymptomatic infection to fulminant hepatitis. HAV can also be transmitted through oral-anal sex.
Lin, Kuan-Yin, Chen, Guan-Jhou, Lee, Yu-Lin, Huang, Yi-Chia, Cheng, Aristine, Sun, Hsin-Yun, Chang, Sui-Yuan, Liu, Chun-Eng, Hung, Chien-Ching   +8 more
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A Virus Similar to Human Hepatitis B Virus in Manchurian Chipmunks

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 1988
In searching for a new host of the hepadna virus, we found a virus with many of the unique properties of the human hepatitis B virus (HBV) in sera from Manchurian chipmunks inhabiting Korea. Of 192 tested animals, 8 chipmunks were found to have weak HBsAg reactivities and particles similar in size and shape to the particles assoicated with HBV ...
Yoo, Byung Chul, Park, Sil Moo, Kim, Chung Yong, Park, Hyo Sook, Seo, Jeong Sun   +4 more
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Hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV infection among Egyptian prisoners: Seroprevalence, risk factors and related chronic liver diseases

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2013
Summary: Background and aim: Prisons in Egypt do not currently screen for blood-borne viruses, and there are no statistics concerning the prevalence of hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus among prisoners.
Hala I. Mohamed, Zienab M. Saad, Ehab M. Abd-Elreheem, Wael M. Abd-ElGhany, Mohamed S. Mohamed, Emad A. Abd Elnaeem, Amany E. Seedhom   +6 more
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Anti-hepatitis C virus treatment may prevent the progression of liver fibrosis in non-responder human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus coinfected patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Aim: To evaluate changes in liver histology in patients with human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus coinfection non-responders to a suboptimal Interferon + Ribavirine regimen. Materials and methods: We investigated 49 patients with two sequential
Caterina Sagnelli, Caterina Uberti-Foppa, Laura Galli, Giuseppe Pasquale, Nicola Coppola, Luca Albarello, Carlo Doglioni, Adriano Lazzarin, Evangelista Sagnelli   +8 more
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Persistent Infection of Human Fibroblasts by Hepatitis a Virus

Journal of General Virology, 1984
Infection of human embryo fibroblasts with hepatitis A virus (HAV), a picornavirus, leads to an inapparent, persistent infection; cultures can be passed serially with consistent recovery of the virus in the supernatant. All of the cells of a HAV carrier culture are infected and proliferate. Subcultivation under HAV-immune serum cannot achieve a cure or
A, Vallbracht, L, Hofmann, K G, Wurster, B, Flehmig   +3 more
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Prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus Antibody in Portuguese Travelers: A New Paradigm

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2017
Introduction: In Portugal, the prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection has decreased in the past decades, especially in young adults. The aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of antibody to hepatitis A virus in a population observed in our ...
Sónia Rocha, Sandra Tejo, Eugénia Ferreira, Luís Trindade, Eduardo Rabadão, Nuno Marques, José Saraiva da Cunha   +6 more
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Development and management of systemic lupus erythematosus in an HIV-infected man with hepatitis C and B co-infection following interferon therapy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction The association of human immunodeficiency virus and immune dysfunction leading to development of autoimmune markers is well described, but human immunodeficiency virus infection is relatively protective for the development of systemic lupus ...
Abbott Iain J, Chang Christina C, Skinner Matthew J, Street Alison, Perry Greg, McLean Catriona, Wright Edwina J, Cameron Paul U   +7 more
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Recent Advances in Protective Vaccines against Hepatitis Viruses: A Narrative Review

Viruses, 2023
Vaccination has been confirmed to be the safest and, sometimes, the only tool of defense against threats from infectious diseases. The successful history of vaccination is evident in the control of serious viral infections, such as smallpox and polio ...
Ashraf Elbahrawy, Hassan Atalla, Mohamed Alboraie, Ahmed Alwassief, Ali Madian, Mohammed El Fayoumie, Ashraf A. Tabll, Hussein H. Aly   +7 more
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A genetically humanized mouse model for hepatitis C virus infection [PDF]

Nature, 2011
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains a major medical problem. Antiviral treatment is only partially effective and a vaccine does not exist. Development of more effective therapies has been hampered by the lack of a suitable small animal model. Although xenotransplantation of immunodeficient mice with human hepatocytes has shown promise, these models are ...
Dorner, M, Horwitz, JA, Robbins, JB, Barry, WT, Feng, Q, Mu, K, Jones, CT, Schoggins, JW, Catanese, MT, Burton, DR, Law, M, Rice, CM, Ploss, A   +12 more
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