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Hepatitis C Virus Evasion Mechanisms from Neutralizing Antibodies

Viruses, 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.
Arvind H. Patel, Caterina Di Lorenzo, Allan G. N. Angus   +2 more
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Prevalence of hepatitis C in the adult Mexican population: National Survey of Health and Nutrition 2018

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2022
Summary: Background: Hepatitis C is a preventable and treatable disease that has been declared a public health problem. In 2012, the prevalence of HCV serum anti-bodies in the Mexican adult population aged 20 to 49 years was 0·30%.
Martha Carnalla, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Dèsirée Vidaña-Perez, Martín Romero-Martínez, María Carolina Martínez-Bohorquez, Eduardo González-Pier, Reynerio Fagundo-Sierra, David Kershenobich, Celia Alpuche-Aranda, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Teresa Shamah-Levy   +10 more
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Predicting factors of present hepatitis C virus infection among patients positive for the hepatitis C virus antibody [PDF]

Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2013
Background/AimsTo identify the predicting factors of present hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among patients with positivity for antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV).MethodsWe analyzed patients who showed positive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) results and performed ...
Chi Hoon Lee, Hyun Phil Shin, Joung Il Lee, Kwang Ro Joo, Jae Myung Cha, Jung Won Jeon, Jun Uk Lim, Joon Ki Min, Dong Hee Kim, Sung Wook Kang, Hyun Jun Joung   +10 more
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Serosurveillance of vaccine preventable diseases and hepatitis C in healthcare workers from Lao PDR. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Healthcare workers (HCW) have an increased risk of exposure to infectious diseases and are a potential source of infections for their patients.
Antony P Black, Keooudomphone Vilivong, Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong, Chanthasone Souvannaso, Judith M Hübschen, Claude P Muller   +5 more
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Hepatitis C virus cell-cell transmission and resistance to direct-acting antiviral agents [PDF]

, 2014
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted between hepatocytes via classical cell entry but also uses direct cell-cell transfer to infect neighboring hepatocytes.
A Owsianka, A Sigal, Aleem Siddiqui, Arvind H. Patel, AS Lok, AW Tarr, B Bartolini, B Sainz Jr, C Hezode, C Lee, C Nathan, C Sarrazin, CL Brimacombe, CM Lange, CT Jones, D Masson, D Trono, EJ Gane, Eric Soulier, F Kuonen, F Poordad, F Poordad, Fei Xiao, François Habersetzer, G Koutsoudakis, H Kwon, H Yan, H Zhu, Heidi Barth, I Fofana, I Fofana, I Fofana, IA Abela, IM Jacobson, Isabel Fofana, J Grove, J Lupberger, J Witteveldt, J Zhong, Jens Bukh, JG McHutchison, JM Gottwein, JM Gottwein, JM Pawlotsky, JM Pawlotsky, JM Pawlotsky, JM Timpe, L Rong, L Zona, Laura Heydmann, LW Meredith, MB Zeisel, MB Zeisel, Michel Doffoël, Mirjam B. Zeisel, MN Zahid, MS Sulkowski, MT Catanese, N Shi, O Lenz, P Zhong, PM Trembling, Q Sattentau, S Haid, T Pietschmann, T Pietschmann, T Wakita, Thomas F. Baumert, TJ Liang, TK Scheel, V Soriano, VD Cataldo, ZY Keck   +72 more
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Baseline anti-NS4a antibodies in combination with on-treatment quantitative HCV-RNA reliably identifies nonresponders to pegylated interferon-ribavirin combination therapy after 4 weeks of treatment [PDF]

, 2010
Background Early detection of nonresponders to hepatitis C therapy limits unnecessary exposure to treatment and its side-effects. A recent algorithm combining baseline anti-NS4a antibodies and on-treatment quantitative PCR identified nonresponders to a ...
de Knegt, Robert J, Desombere, Isabelle, Haagmans, Bart, Hansen, Bettina, Janssen, Harry LA, Leroux-Roels, Geert, Orlent, Hans, Schalm, Solko W, Van Vlierberghe, Hans   +8 more
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Interleukins as one of possible markers for early diagnosis of viral hepatitis c at first year old children

Журнал инфектологии, 2014
The article presents the results of the research of improvement one of possible methods of early diagnostics of viral hepatitis C at first-year old children, who born from mothers with chronic viral hepatitis C, in blood anti-HCV IgG are revealed, based ...
T. A. Kirsanova
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The Role of Specific Cellular Immune System in Chronic Hepatitis C [PDF]

, 2004
Hepatitis C virus is a RNA virus with very high speed replication. The clinical course of chronic hepatitis C is frequently asymptomatic like other hepatitis viruses.
Akbar, N. (Nurul), Budihusodo, U. (Unggul), Gani, R. A. (Rino), Husna, I. (Ihsanil), Sukmana, N. (Nanang)   +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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Host neutralizing responses and pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus infection. [PDF]

, 2008
International audienceThe recent development of novel model systems for the early steps of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has rapidly advanced our knowledge of antibody-mediated virus neutralization in patients with acute and chronic hepatitis C. This
Baumert, Thomas,, François-Loïc, Cosset, Zeisel, Mirjam,   +2 more
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