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Leprosy and hepatitis B coinfection in southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
To investigate the association of leprosy with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as yet unknown for South Brazil, we assessed hepatitis B virus coinfection in 199 South Brazilian leprosy patients (119 lepromatous, 15 tuberculoid, 30 borderline, 12 ...
Cleverson Leitão, Denis Ueda, Anna Carolina de Moraes Braga, Angelica B.W. Boldt, Iara J.T. Messias-Reason   +4 more
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Interferon-α for Immune Modulation in Chronic Hepatitis B Toward Functional Cure

Viruses
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a major global health challenge, largely due to the persistence of covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) and impaired host immunity.
Asha Ashuo, Jia Liu, Zhenghong Yuan, Jieliang Chen   +3 more
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Epidemiological patterns of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in highly endemic areas [PDF]

, 1996
This paper uses meta-analysis of published data and a deterministic mathematical model of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission to describe the patterns of HBV infection in high endemicity areas.
Edmunds, W. John, O'Callaghan, C. J., Medley, Graham, Nokes, D. James, Whittle, H. C., Hall, A. J. (Andrew James)   +5 more
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A novel monoclonal antibody targeting a conserved inner region of the hepatitis B virus envelope enables broad detection of immune escape variants

Virus Research
The detection of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is fundamental for the diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). However, current diagnostic assays that rely on antibodies targeting the conformational “a” determinant of HBsAg are frequently ...
Yansong Chen, Xinyu Zhang, Asha Ashuo, Zhong Fang, Wuhui Song, Jiangxia Liu, Jieliang Chen, Yaming Li, Zhenghong Yuan   +8 more
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Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in chronic hepatitis C virus infection: correlates of positivity and clinical relevance.

, 2004
We examined correlates of antinuclear antibody (ANA) positivity (ANA+) in individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the effect of positivity on clinical outcome of HCV. Pretreatment sera from 645 patients from three centres in Sweden
Marshall, S, Goldin, RD, A. Alberti, A. J. Hall, Yee, LJ, Thomas, HC, Thursz, MR, Chiaramonte, M, Braconier, J-H, Hall, AJ, L. J. Yee, H. C. Thomas, Braconier, Jean Henrik, R. D. Goldin, M. Chiaramonte, M. R. Thursz, S. Marshall, Kelleher, P, Braconier, Jean Henrik,, Alberti, A, Lund University., J.‐H. Braconier, P. Kelleher   +22 more
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Hepatitis B virus infection in the Republic of Yemen [PDF]

A community-based cross-sectional household seroepdemiological survey was conducted in the Republic of Yemen to estimate the prevalence of HBV infection as well as hepatitis B vaccine coverage and effectiveness amongst children vaccinated in the ...
Qirbi, Naseeb
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Adaptation of hepatitis C virus to mouse CD81 permits infection of mouse cells in the absence of human entry factors [PDF]

, 2010
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) naturally infects only humans and chimpanzees. The determinants responsible for this narrow species tropism are not well defined.
Christiane Brohm, Kathrin Hueging, Michael Ott, Hueging, Kathrin, Brohm, Christiane, Ott, Michael, Bitzegeio, Julia, Dorothea Bankwitz, Herrmann, Eva, Sibylle Haid, Thomas Pietschmann, Mirjam B. Zeisel, Baumert, Thomas F, Iken, Marcus, Haid, Sibylle, Marcus Iken, Julia Bitzegeio, Thomas F. Baumert, Zeisel, Mirjam B, Thomas F Baumert, Mirjam B Zeisel, Eva Herrmann, Baumert, Thomas, Bankwitz, Dorothea, Zeisel, Mirjam B., Pietschmann, Thomas   +25 more
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Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang, Ruslana Romaniuk, Hristo L. Svilenov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and determinants of hepatitis C virus infection among female drug injecting sex workers in Glasgow [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Few studies of the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have focussed on women who work as street sex workers to finance their drug use. Methods: The investigators report the survey findings of such a population in Glasgow.
Goldberg, David J., Goldberg, DJ, Taylor, Avril, Cameron, Sheila, Carr, Susan, Cameron, S., Susan Carr, Sharon J Hutchinson, Gilchrist, Gail, Hutchinson, S.J., Hutchinson, SJ, Taylor, A, Taylor, A., Gail Gilchrist, Hutchinson, S.J.; id_orcid, Carr, S., Carr, S, Sheila Cameron, Gilchrist, G., Goldberg, David J, Gilchrist, Gail; id_orcid, Goldberg, D.J., Gilchrist, G, Hutchinson, Sharon J., Cameron, S, David J Goldberg, Avril Taylor, Hutchinson, Sharon J   +27 more
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The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (hbv) infection in a large multi-ethnic haemodialysis cohort. [PDF]

, 2015
Haemodialysis patients are at increased risk of exposure to blood borne viruses. To reduce transmission in the UK, all haemodialysis patients are regularly screened, and if susceptible to Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ...
Labbett, W, Patel, M, O'Riordan, A, Davenport, A, Sowole, L, Haque, T, Cross, J   +6 more
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