Real-time PCR for detection and quantitation of hepatitis B virus DNA.

abstract：:Transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) from asymptomatic donors has been reported during blood transfusions and organ transplants in humans. In this work, we aimed to investigate the presence of WNV antibody and WNV RNA in blood donors to evaluate the sero-prevalence of WNV and risk for WNV transmission. One hundred an...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Youssef SR,Eissa DG,Abo-Shady RA,Aly Fouad NT,Kattab DK,Fathey H,Abdullaha Elewa AA,Reda DM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of an acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection on the serological parameters of persistent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) was studied. Sera from 161 patients with infectious mononucleosis caused by EBV and 178 age-matched controls were tested for HSV- and VZV-specific IgA. 98...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Karner W,Bauer G

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of herpes zoster may be related to patients' immunity, although this has not been studied extensively. This hypothesis was tested in a matched case-control study of patients with herpes zoster who sought treatment at one of seven university hospitals in Korea from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2010. Pati...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Choi WS,Kwon SS,Lee J,Choi SM,Lee JS,Eom JS,Sohn JW,Choeng HJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five methods were evaluated for the detection of adenovirus directly from nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA), including conventional and rapid virus culture, two antigen detection tests, and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). NPA specimens were obtained from 269 military conscripts suffering from an acute respiratory in...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Räty R,Kleemola M,Melén K,Stenvik M,Julkunen I

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the association between two RIG-I-like receptor gene polymorphisms and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Chinese Han population. METHODS:The current study genotyped two selected SNPs (IFIH1 rs3747517 and DDX58 rs9695310) using TaqMan allelic discrimination assay to assess their association with ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Zhu XB,Zhuo LY,Yue M,Liu M,Zang F,Fan HZ,Wu JJ,Xia XS,Zhang AM,Yu RB,Huang P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present eight hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes have been characterized: A to H. The most common genotype in Northern Europe is genotype A. So far there is no record of the specific HBV genotype distribution in Iceland. Iceland has a small population whose homogeneity has changed due to increasing migration during ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Björnsdottir TB,Stanzeit B,Sällberg M,Löve A,Hultgren C

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nationwide hepatitis B vaccination program was launched in Taiwan in 1984. To study the impact of this ongoing program on hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a follow-up seroepidemiologic study was carried out in 1989 in a Taipei district where pre-vaccination seroepidemiology had been studied. HBV markers were studi...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Tsen YJ,Chang MH,Hsu HY,Lee CY,Sung JL,Chen DS

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population-specific epidemiological data on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are essential for formulating strategies to prevent cervical cancer. The age-specific prevalence of HPV infection was determined among 1,600 women enrolled for cervical screening in Macao. A U-shaped age-specific prevalence curve with a f...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Yip YC,Ngai KL,Vong HT,Tzang LC,Ji S,Yang M,Chan PK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period between 1998 and 2008, 48 representative measles viruses (MeVs) circulating in Thailand were subjected to genetic characterization. Three genotypes, G2, D5, and D9 were detected. The results suggested that measles genotype D5, which has been circulating since at least 1998, is the endemic genotype in...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Pattamadilok S,Incomserb P,Primsirikunawut A,Lukebua A,Rota PA,Sawanpanyalert P

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genotypes can be distinguished based on gene sequence differences in EBV nuclear antigens 2, 3A, 3B, and 3C, and the BZLF1 promoter zone (Zp). EBV subtypes and BZLF1 Zp variants were examined in Japanese patients with infectious mononucleosis, chronic active EBV infection, and EBV-associated h...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Imajoh M,Hashida Y,Murakami M,Maeda A,Sato T,Fujieda M,Wakiguchi H,Daibata M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies were raised against hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) synthesized in Escherichia coli. They identified a single immunodominant determinant on both liver-derived and E. coli-derived HBcAg. Cross-inhibition studies demonstrated that HBsAg-containing human sera which contained antibodies to HBcAg (an...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ferns RB,Tedder RS

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to analyse the relationships between enteroviral replication and the myocardial damage at the onset of chronic cardiac infection, 2 mouse strains with different degrees of immunological competence (NMRI nu/nu, DBA/2) were infected by a myocarditic Coxsackie virus B3 (CVB3-M1) variant. At 31 days post-inoculat...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Andréoletti L,Hober D,Becquart P,Belaich S,Copin MC,Lambert V,Wattré P

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annual outbreaks of seasonal influenza cause a substantial health burden. The aim of this study was to compare patient demographic/clinical data in two influenza patient groups presenting to hospital; those requiring O2 or critical care admission and those requiring less intensive treatment. The study was conducted fr...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Dominic C,Welch C,Melzer M

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes help to tailor the treatment response, but their influence on the disease severity and association with hepatic steatosis is not well understood. The prevalence of HCV genotypes and their correlation with the histopathological severity of liver disease and steatosis in Indian patients...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Hissar SS,Goyal A,Kumar M,Pandey C,Suneetha PV,Sood A,Midha V,Sakhuja P,Malhotra V,Sarin SK

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A rotaviruses are the main cause of acute gastroenteritis in children worldwide. The intermediate capsid protein VP6 encoded by segment 6 of the dsRNA genome is the major structural component of the virus and it is highly antigenic and immunogenic. VP6 is responsible for group and subgroup (SG) specificities, al...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Tavares Tde M,de Brito WM,Fiaccadori FS,Parente JA,da Costa PS,Giugliano LG,Andreasi MS,Soares CM,Cardoso Dd

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To our knowledge, there are no published data on hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in Angola. This study aimed at assessing the distribution of HCV genotypes in seropositive hemodialysis patients in Luanda. Among 51 HCV-positive subjects included, viremia was detected in 27 (53%). HCV genotyping was performed by bidir...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： da Costa Marques Borges LF,Zalis MG,Santoro-Lopes G,Varella RB

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alfa-fetoprotein (AFP) is used as a marker of early hepatocarcinogenesis. However, the impact of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) on this relationship in patients with HBV infection is not clear. The present study evaluated the relation between HBsAg and AFP levels at the initial visit in 1,610 untreated HBV ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Akuta N,Suzuki F,Kobayashi M,Hara T,Sezaki H,Suzuki Y,Hosaka T,Kobayashi M,Saitoh S,Ikeda K,Kumada H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female renal transplant recipients have an increased incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) associated lesions, such as cervical dysplasia and neoplasia [Schneider et al., 1983]. In this study we tested the serological responses by enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assays (ELISA) to 3 different antigenic regions of HPV t...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Lewensohn-Fuchs I,Wester D,Bistoletti P,Elfgren K,Ohlman S,Dillner J,Dalianis T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of genetic variation in 16 varicella-zoster virus (VZV) isolates selected at random and circulating in the Irish population between March 2002 and February 2003 was carried out. A 919 bp fragment of the glycoprotein E gene (open reading frame 68) encompassing codon 150, at which a non-synonymous mutation defi...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Carr MJ,McCormack GP,Crowley B

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of dried blood spots stored on filter paper as a means to provide specimens for virologic surveillance for measles virus (MV) in situations when the reverse cold chain is not available. Two single-step RT-PCR assays were evaluated for sensitivity of detection of MV nuc...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Katz RS,Premenko-Lanier M,McChesney MB,Rota PA,Bellini WJ

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide is well accepted as one of the defenses for inhibiting viral dissemination. Macrophages and cells in the macrophage lineage are professional nitric oxide producers which sub-serve as target for dengue virus. The interaction between nitric oxide and dengue virus in such target cell is unknown. In this repo...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Charnsilpa W,Takhampunya R,Endy TP,Mammen MP Jr,Libraty DH,Ubol S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe hemorrhagic fever disease is caused by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) infection, which belongs to the Phlebovirus genus in the Bunyaviridae family. A comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure database...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Wang X,Ren X,Ge Z,Cui S,Wang L,Chen Z,Tian D

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The multiplication of HSV-1 and HSV-2 strains in the heart and the corresponding dorsal root ganglia (DRG) was examined in experimentally infected mice. Infectious HSV-1 was recovered from the heart between the second and fourth day after inoculation and 3 days later from the DRG. Both the heart and DRG yielded infect...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Grodums EI,Kuling PJ,Zbitnew A

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a dynamic process during which molecular variants are selected continuously to adapt to changes. In addition to drug resistant mutations, sequential antiviral therapy may also lead to the selection of deleted mutants. To investigate this process, the following samples were collecte...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ji F,Zhou L,Ma S,Li F,Ding H,Zeng C

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of coinfection and superinfection with the delta agent was studied in 2,645 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive subjects from six countries and nine islands in the Western Pacific region. The study group comprised 262 patients with acute hepatitis B and 2,383 chronic carriers of HBsAg, of whom ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Dimitrakakis M,Crowe S,Gust I

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis A virus infections have been reported recently among hemophilic patients in Italy and Germany, leading to speculation that infectious hepatitis A virus (HAV) might have been present in some factor VIII concentrates. In both cases, the implicated factor concentrates had been treated by a solvent/detergent met...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Murphy P,Nowak T,Lemon SM,Hilfenhaus J

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Balkan Peninsula and Bulgaria in particular, is a well-known endemic region for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). This study describes the prevalence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) among tick populations from areas, previously recognized with emerging cases of CCHF disease in humans. These ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Gergova I,Kunchev M,Kamarinchev B

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information on JC virus (JCV) infection in renal transplant patients. A long-term prospective follow-up study was conducted to assess the incidence of JCV DNA in the blood of 103 adult renal transplant patients enrolled prospectively between 1 January and 31 December 2006. Patients were monitored until...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Mengelle C,Kamar N,Mansuy JM,Sandres-Sauné K,Legrand-Abravanel F,Miédougé M,Rostaing L,Izopet J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the present study were to confirm measles outbreaks by detection of measles-specific IgM antibodies, isolation of measles virus, and genetic characterization to document the circulating genotypes in Tamil Nadu. Eight outbreaks were reported from six districts of Tamil Nadu, India during the period Jan-Dec ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ramamurty N,Raja D,Gunasekaran P,Varalakshmi E,Mohana S,Jin L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the role of host immune status in the evolution and complexity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) quasispecies, three chronic HCV-infected patients who underwent bone marrow transplantation (BMT) were studied. The three transplanted patients' sera were sampled at pre-BMT, 3 months after BMT, and 12 months after B...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ni YH,Chang MH,Chen PJ,Hsu HY,Lu TW,Lin KH,Lin DT

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00