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Epidemiological Characteristics of Hepatitis C Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: Hepatitis C infection is a major public health concern in Nepal. Epidemiological information on hepatitis C virus along with the status of co-infection with hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus is essential to controlling the ...
Hari Prasad Kattel, Sangita Sharma, Kristian Alfsnes, Rahul Pathak, Komal Raj Rijal, Prakash Ghimire, Ashild K Andreassen, Megha Raj Banjara   +7 more
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Hepatite crônica por vírus C: Parte 1. Considerações gerais Hepatitis C virus: Part 1. General considerations

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2000
O vírus da hepatite C foi identificado em 1989 como sendo o principal agente causador das hepatites não-A não-B e o seu reconhecimento como agente de alta prevalência nas infecções pós-tranfusionais e/ou uso de derivados do sangue ou em associação com o ...
Vinício Paride CONTE
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Phylogenetic analysis of the emergence of main hepatitis C virus subtypes in São Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background: It is recognized that hepatitis C virus subtypes (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2c and 3a) originated in Africa and Asia and spread worldwide exponentially during the Second World War (1940) through the transfusion of contaminated blood products, invasive ...
Anna Shoko Nishiya, César de Almeida-Neto, Camila Malta Romano, Cecília Salete Alencar, Suzete Cleusa Ferreira, Claudia Di-Lorenzo-Oliveira, José Eduardo Levi, Nanci Alves Salles, Alfredo Mendrone-Junior, Ester Cerdeira Sabino   +9 more
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Hepatitis C virus infections and associated risk factors in patients with diabetes mellitus; case control study in North West Tigray, Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Hepatitis C virus among patients with Diabetes mellitus and healthy control groups in North West Tigray.
Gebretsakan Gebrekristos, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin, Letebrhan Hagos, Tuom Gebrewahid, Berihu Gidey, Hailay Gebreyesus   +5 more
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Hepatitis B and C infections, and co-infections screening among patients attending a tertiary hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective database study

BMC Gastroenterology
Background Hepatitis B and C virus infection is a continuous public health problem in Ethiopia, with the prevalence of the disease significantly varying across administrative regions.
Balew Arega, Ermiyas Tefera, Kibrom Mesfin, Daniel Achame, Dawit Tolossa, Abenezer Worku, Ermias Kibru, Nebyu Tafasse, Amdemeskel Mersha   +8 more
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, Syphilis and Associated Factors Among Female Sex Workers in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022
Mitikie Wondmagegn,1 Yitayih Wondimeneh,2 Alem Getaneh,2 Getnet Ayalew2 1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 2Department of Medical Microbiology, School of ...
Wondmagegn M, Wondimeneh Y, Getaneh A, Ayalew G   +3 more
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Bioinformatics Techniques used in Hepatitis C Virus Research

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2017
Hepatitis C is widely spread and induces life threatening situations. Researchers from various fields have developed vaccine, but they are not that effective because of the variation in genotype of Hepatitis virus and also not much affordable.
Vikas Kaushik, Bhupender Singh, Joginder Singh   +2 more
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B, C, and its associated risk factors among clinically suspected patients attending poly and Maraki Health Centers, Gondar City, North West Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine
Background: Hepatitis B and C viruses are major global health problems with a high mortality rate, mostly due to serious liver diseases such as liver cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. The objective of this study was to determine the
Solomon Tesfaye, Adefework Alemu, Endalkachew Bizualem, Daniel Mehabie, Amir Alelign   +4 more
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ANALYSIS OF POLYMORPHISMS IN THE INTERLEUKIN 18 GENE PROMOTOR (-137 G/C AND -607 C/A) IN PATIENTS INFECTED WITH HEPATITIS C VIRUS FROM THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2015
BackgroundThe hepatitis C virus has been recognized as the leading cause of chronic liver disease in the world. Host genetic factors have been implicated in the persistence of hepatitis C virus infection. Single nucleotide polymorphisms at positions -607
Kemper Nunes dos SANTOS, Marcella Kelly Costa de ALMEIDA, Amanda Alves FECURY, Carlos Araújo da COSTA, Luísa Caricio MARTINS   +4 more
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Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Aydın Province

Viral Hepatitis Journal, 2018
Objectives: In this study, we evaulated the distribution and alteration of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes throughout years which has a clinical importance in the treatment and follow-up.Materials and Methods: Test results obtained from blood samples ...
Yasin TİRYAKİ, Alev ÇETİN DURAN, Osman Olcay ÖZÇOLPAN   +2 more
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