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Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006
Hepatitis C virus remains a large health care burden to the world. Incidence rates across the world fluctuate and are difficult to calculate given the asymptomatic, often latent nature of the disease prior to clinical presentation. Prevalence rates across the world have changed as well with more countries aware of transfusion-related hepatitis C and ...
Theodore, Sy, M Mazen, Jamal
openaire   +2 more sources

IL-28B genetic variation, gender, age, jaundice, hepatitis C virus genotype, and hepatitis B virus and HIV co-infection in spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019
Background/Aims: Spontaneous viral clearance observed in some patients is one of the variants of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection natural history.
Sergii V. Fedorchenko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may elicit neutralizing antibodies targeting epitopes conserved in all viral genotypes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) cross-neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies, directed against conserved epitopes on surface E2 glycoprotein, are central tools for understanding virus-host interplay, and for planning strategies for prevention and ...
Patel, Ah   +39 more
core   +1 more source

Differential Effect of Viral Hepatitis Infection on Mortality among Korean Maintenance Dialysis Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
The role of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in terms of survival among dialysis patients remains incompletely understood.
Eugene Kwon   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tracking Virus-Specific CD4+ T Cells during and after Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background. CD4+ T cell help is critical in maintaining antiviral immune responses and such help has been shown to be sustained in acute resolving hepatitis C.
Paul Klenerman   +175 more
core   +1 more source

CD81 and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection [PDF]

open access: yesViruses, 2014
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a global public health problem affecting over 160 million individuals worldwide. Its symptoms include chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV is an enveloped RNA virus mainly targeting liver cells and for which the initiation of infection occurs through a complex multistep process ...
Lucie Fénéant   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Prevalence of HCV infection and associated factors among illicit drug users in Breves, State of Pará, northern Brazil

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction: Illicit drug users (DUs) are vulnerable to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The shared use of illicit drugs is the main method of HCV transmission. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Breves, in northern Brazil.
Suzy Danielly Barbosa Pacheco   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis C virus evasion mechanisms from neutralizing antibodies [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
Angus, Allan G.N.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma: The growing challenge

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Risk and protective factors for NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cause of cancer‐related mortality and morbidity worldwide. With the obesity pandemic, NAFLD‐related HCC is contributing to the burden of disease exponentially.
Pir Ahmad Shah   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C virus (HCV) [PDF]

open access: yesFrontline Gastroenterology, 2013
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an infectious disease that often remains asymptotic and unrecognised until complications of the virus arise. These often include extrahepatic manifestations of the virus, which first bring patients into contact with the medical profession.
David G, Samuel, Ian W, Rees
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