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O-36 UTILITY OF DRIED BLOOD SAMPLES FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPING AMONG HCV/HIV-COINFECTED INDIVIDUALS

open access: yesAnnals of Hepatology, 2023
Introduction and Objectives: The detection of HCV genotypes and mutations are important issues in studying the molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C and investigate possible antiviral resistance. Individuals in poverty conditions could be more exposed to
Geane Lopes Flores   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis C virus cell-cell transmission and resistance to direct-acting antiviral agents [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +72 more
core   +7 more sources

17,β-estradiol inhibits hepatitis C virus mainly by interference with the release phase of its life cycle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Rationale & Aim: Estrogen and estrogen-mediated signalling protect from hepatitis C virus through incompletely understood mechanisms. We aimed to ascertain which phase(s) of HCV life cycle is/are affected by estrogens.
Barbaglia, Matteo N.   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Mapping progress in chronic hepatitis B: geographic variation in prevalence, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment, 2013–15

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2018
Objective: To measure progress towards Australia's National Hepatitis B Strategy 2014–17 targets, and assess geographic variation in disease burden and access to care for those living with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
Jennifer MacLachlan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The enzymes LSD1 and Set1A cooperate with the viral protein HBx to establish an active hepatitis B viral chromatin state [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Indexación: Web of ScienceWith about 350 million people chronically infected around the world hepatitis B is a major health problem. Template for progeny HBV synthesis is the viral genome, organized as a minichromosome (cccDNA) inside the hepatocyte ...
Alarcon, V   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Antiviral treatment alters the frequency of activating and inhibitory receptor-expressing natural killer cells in chronic Hepatitis B virus infected patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in innate antiviral immunity, but little is known about the impact of antiviral therapy on the frequency of NK cell subsets.
Chi, X.   +12 more
core   +3 more sources

Hepatitis C virus pharmacogenomics in Latin American populations: implications in the era of direct-acting antivirals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In recent years, great progress has been made in the field of new therapeutic options for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The new direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) represent a great hope for millions of chronically infected individuals because ...
Caputo, Mariela   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Supporting syringe services programs in the initiation and scale-up of vaccine administration: findings from in-depth interviews

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Vaccine-hesitant persons who inject drugs are at increased risk for several vaccine-preventable diseases. However, vaccination rates among this population remain low.
Monique Carry   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unmet needs in occupational health: prevention and management of viral hepatitis in healthcare workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a mixed-methods study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objectives Vietnam is an endemic area for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection (HBV-HCV), yet its largest city, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), has no comprehensive policy to educate, screen, treat and protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from viral ...
Tran Nguyen   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug-related mutational patterns in hepatitis B virus (HBV) reverse transcriptase proteins from Iranian treatment-Naïve chronic HBV patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Immunomodulators and Nucleotide analogues have been used globally for the dealing of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the development of drug resistance is a major limitation to their long-term effectiveness.
Abedi, F.   +33 more
core   +1 more source

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