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Distinct cytokine patterns in Occult Hepatitis C and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background & Aim: The immunopathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a matter of great controversy. The imbalance of T-helper lymphocyte cell cytokine production was believed to play an important pathogenic role in ...
Nashwa Abousamra   +5 more
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Blood-borne viruses: HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C

open access: yes, 2019
In this chapter the epidemiology and transmission pathways of common blood-borne viruses (human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV)) are described, with an emphasis on preventive strategies in the hospital setting.
Schahawi, Magda Diab-El   +4 more
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SCREENING FOR HEPATITIS C Response from Hepatitis C Trust, BASL, BIA, BVHG, BSG, and BHIVA to article asking whether widespread screening for hepatitis C is justified [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This is the peer reviewed published version of the following article: Response from Hepatitis C Trust, BASL, BIA, BVHG, BSG, and BHIVA to article asking whether widespread screening for hepatitis C is justified, which has been published in final form at ...
Ustianowski, A   +6 more
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Hepatitis C action plan for Scotland : phase II (May 2008 - March 2011) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In 2004, the Scottish Government recognised that 'Hepatitis C is one of the most serious and significant public health risks of our generation' [1]. By December 2006, Health Protection Scotland (HPS) estimated that 50,000 people in Scotland had been ...
Brown, G.   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Hepatitis C : by the numbers [PDF]

open access: yes
Hepatitis C is among the deadliest infectious diseases in the United States. In 2019, approximately 14,242 death certificates listed hepatitis C as an underlying or contributing cause of death in the United States and the number of people newly infected ...

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Detection of hepatitis viruses in suspected cases of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers in Nigeria.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
There have been several Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) outbreaks in Nigeria which remains a public health concern. Despite the increasing number of suspected cases of VHF due to heightened surveillance activities and growing awareness, only a few cases ...
Olumuyiwa Babalola Salu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Selection sites in the C gene of acute hepatitis B viruses at 90% significance level.

open access: yes, 2016
Selection sites in the C gene of acute hepatitis B viruses at 90% significance level.
Hidenori Toyoda (130310)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Hepatitis C and ageing: a community brief [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Executive summary: An estimated 226,700 people in Australia are living with chronic hepatitis C. While the numbers of people estimated to have been infected with hepatitis C has reduced over the past 15 years, the number of people with hepatitis C ...
Jacqui Richmond, Jack Wallace
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The risk of transfusion transmissible infections. Where do we stand in 2018?

open access: yesGlobal Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2018
Blood transfusion is an important aspect of medicine and patient safety plays a very important role. A myriad of blood-borne infectious agents can be potentially transmitted through transfusion of blood and blood products donated by apparently healthy ...
Ranjeeta Adhikary   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Viral genotype-specific role of PNPLA3, PPARG, MTTP, and IL28B in hepatitis C virus-associated steatosis

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Steatosis is a prominent feature of hepatitis C, especially in patients infected with genotype 3. The analysis of genetic polymorphisms influencing steatosis in chronic hepatitis C has been limited by the studies' small sample size ...
Kaddai, Vincent   +40 more
core   +1 more source

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