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Detection of hepatitis A, B, and C virus-specific antibodies using oral fluid for epidemiological studies

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006
In this report, we examine the adaptability of commercially available serological kits to detect antibodies markers for viral hepatitis in oral fluid samples. We also assessed the prevalence of hepatitis A, B, and C virus-specific antibodies, and related
Luciane A Amado, Livia M Villar, Vanessa S de Paula, Adilson J de Almeida, Ana Maria C Gaspar   +4 more
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The seroepidemiology of isolated core antibody against hepatitis B among Taiwanese adults - A large hospital-based study

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Background/purpose: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of isolated core antibodies against hepatitis B (IAHBc) in different birth cohorts using a large medical record database.
Ting-Ya Kuo, Jerry Che-Jui Chang, Yin-Chu Chien, Chyi-Feng Jan   +3 more
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Persistence of antibodies 20 y after vaccination with a combined hepatitis A and B vaccine

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2017
Vaccination is the most effective and well-tolerated method of conferring long-term protection against hepatitis A and B viruses (HAV; HBV). Long-term studies are required to characterize the duration of protection and need for boosters.
Pierre Van Damme, Geert Leroux-Roels, P. Suryakiran, Nicolas Folschweiller, Olivier Van Der Meeren   +4 more
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Antibody Responses during Hepatitis B Viral Infection

PLoS Computational Biology, 2014
Hepatitis B is a DNA virus that infects liver cells and can cause both acute and chronic disease. It is believed that both viral and host factors are responsible for determining whether the infection is cleared or becomes chronic. Here we investigate the mechanism of protection by developing a mathematical model of the antibody response following ...
Ciupe, Stanca M., Ribeiro, Ruy M., Perelson, Alan S.   +2 more
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Seroprevalence of antinuclear antibodies, antibrucella antibodies, and hepatitis B surface antigen in women with recurrent abortion

Medical Journal of Babylon, 2020
Background: Recurrent abortion is a globally common problem. Many factors play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of abortion such as antinuclear antibodies (ANA), antibrucella antibodies and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).
Nabaz Fisal Shakir Agha
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PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS A IN B AMONG BLOOD DONORS WITH HISTORY OF JAUNDICE

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2004
Background. Preventing transmission of infectious disease through blood transfusion presents one of the greatest challenges of transfusion medicine.
Božislava Majcen Vivod, Vera Urlep Šalinović   +1 more
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Overt and occult hepatitis B virus infection in adult Sudanese HIV patients

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Objectives: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Sub-Saharan Africa is complicated by co-infection with hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV), which share similar transmission routes.
Hatim Mudawi, Waleed Hussein, Maowia Mukhtar, Mukhlid Yousif, Omer Nemeri, Dieter Glebe, Anna Kramvis   +6 more
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Seroprevalence of viral hepatitis A, B, C, D and E viruses in the Hormozgan province southern Iran

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Viral hepatitis is a global public health problem affecting millions of people worldwide, causing thousands of deaths due to acute and persistent infection, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
Mohammad Amin Behzadi, Victor Hugo Leyva-Grado, Mandana Namayandeh, Atoosa Ziyaeyan, Roya Feyznezhad, Hedayat Dorzaban, Marzieh Jamalidoust, Mazyar Ziyaeyan   +7 more
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Screening vertical transmission of infections during pregnancy: Toxoplasmosis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Syphilis

Kasmera, 2016
The screening for infection diseases in pregnancy by laboratory tests can reduce the risk of perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to identify the presence of vertically transmitted infections: toxoplasmosis, HIV,
A Avila, M Gómez, E Castillo, M Guerra, Y Alvarez, K Bastiste, M Carrasco   +6 more
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Prospective study of hepatitis B virus reactivation in patients with hematological malignancies

Annals of Hepatology, 2015
Background and aim. The best strategy for managing patients with resolved hepatitis B virus infection (HBsAg negative, anti-HBc antibodies positive with or without anti-HBs antibodies) and hematological malignancies under immunosuppressive therapies has ...
Maurizio Pompili, Maria Basso, Stefan Hohaus, Giulia Bosco, Lorenzo Nosotti, Mariella D’Andrea, Susanna Fenu, Antonio Grieco, Luca Laurenti, Concetta Mirisola, Livio Pagano, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Simona Sica, Sergio Storti, Raffaele Landolfi   +14 more
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