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Screening for Hepatitis C Among Community Health Center Patients by Ethnicity and Language Preference

open access: yesAJPM Focus, 2023
Introduction: Hepatitis C virus is associated with high morbidity and mortality—chronic liver disease is a leading cause of death among Latinos in the U.S.
Brian L. Chan, MD, MPH   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recombination in Hepatitis C Virus [PDF]

open access: yesViruses, 2011
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a Flavivirus with a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome of about 9,600 nucleotides. It is a major cause of liver disease, infecting almost 200 million people all over the world. Similarly to most RNA viruses, HCV displays very high levels of genetic diversity which have been used to differentiate six major genotypes ...
Fernando González-Candelas   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Genotype Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C in Muğla, Türkiye (2019-2024)

open access: yesViral Hepatitis Journal
Objectives: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) continues to be an increasingly significant public health concern due to its substantial impact on morbidity and mortality.
Mehmet Karabey, Alper Aksözek
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ and α-mRNA expression in HCV-infected adults is decreased by HIV co-infection and is also affected by ethnicity

open access: yesClinics, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To determine peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α and γ mRNA expression in liver tissue of hepatitis C virus-infected patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus and its possible contribution to an acceleration of liver ...
Nathan J. Shores   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of the Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Human Immunodeficiency Viruses and Treponema pallidum at the Beijing General Hospital from 2010 to 2014: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
The hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency viruses and Treponema pallidum are important causes of infectious diseases concern to public health.Between 2010 and 2014, we used an automated chemiluminescence microparticle immunoassay to detect the
Shaoxia Xu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis C Virus Entry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a hepatotropic virus and a major cause of chronic hepatitis and liver disease worldwide. Initial interactions between HCV virions and hepatocytes are required for productive viral infection and initiation of the viral life cycle.
Zeisel, Mirjam   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Hepatitis C virus infection [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Microbiology and Infection, 2005
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health problem. Up to 3% of the world's population is infected with HCV, and at least 200 000 adults in the UK carry the virus. Of those exposed to HCV, 80% become chronically infected, and at least 30% of carriers develop chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Thomson, B.J., Finch, R.G.
openaire   +2 more sources

Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Co-infection: An Evaluation of Eighty-Two Patients

open access: yesViral Hepatitis Journal, 2017
Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the characteristics and treatment results of 82 co-infected patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV).Materials and Methods: Four university hospitals evaluated HBV/HCV co-infection ...
Bilgehan AYGEN   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis B virus reactivation sustained by a hepatitis B virus surface antigen immune-escape mutant isolate in a patient who was hepatitis B core antibody positive during treatment with sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for hepatitis C virus infection: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Although several cases of hepatitis B virus reactivation have been described in patients with a history of hepatitis B virus infection while undergoing treatment for hepatitis C virus infection with direct acting antivirals, the question of ...
Luca Foroghi Biland   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among pregnant women with single, dual or triplex infections of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objectives: To systematically review literature and identify mother-to-child transmission rates of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus among pregnant women with single, dual, or triplex infections of human ...
George Uchenna Eleje   +50 more
doaj   +1 more source

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