Quantification of adenovirus species B and C viremia by real-time PCR in adults and children undergoing stem cell transplantation.

abstract：:Palatine tonsils have been observed to harbor several distinct respiratory and herpesviruses in separate studies. In this study, the presence of these viruses in palatine tonsils was comprehensively studied in both children and adults. A cross-sectional analysis of 181 patients (median age 22 years; range, 2.6-66) ope...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Silvoniemi A,Mikola E,Ivaska L,Jeskanen M,Löyttyniemi E,Puhakka T,Vuorinen T,Jartti T

更新日期：2020-06-30 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：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a major cause of posttransfusion hepatitis worldwide. Posttransfusion hepatitis associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) continues to occur. HBsAg-negative donor sera from the Rhode Island Blood Center between 1987 and 1988 were screened using more sensitive techniques to assess the p...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Liang TJ,Bodenheimer HC Jr,Yankee R,Brown NV,Chang K,Huang J,Wands JR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reported positive rates of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) among Chinese blood donors generally do not include data from pre-donation rapid tests. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of serologic markers for HBsAg and risk factors among blood donors from Chengdu, China. From April 2010 t...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Zhong L,Xi G,Zhang L,Liu S,Wan L,Yu L,Zhou M,Zhang J,He Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, a G4P[6] strain has been found to be circulating in different neonatal wards in the Pretoria area. This endemic strain was associated with both asymptomatic and symptomatic infection, providing the opportunity to undertake a molecular study of some of the putative "virulence" genes. The genes enc...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Pager CT,Alexander JJ,Steele AD

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human bocavirus (HBoV) was first recognized in respiratory samples in 2005. The clinical importance of HBoV infection remains unclear. This report describes the clinical features and molecular phylogeny of HBoV isolates in children with acute respiratory infections. Nasopharyngeal aspirates were obtained from 1,528 ch...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ahn JG,Choi SY,Kim DS,Kim KH

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) virions have been shown to be bound to antibodies in patients with chronic HCV infection. The sera from patients infected with genotype 1b HCV contained more antibody-free virions than those from patients with genotype 2a/2b HCV. When compared at the same levels of serum HCV RNA, free virion ti...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Kimura Y,Hayashida K,Ishibashi H,Niho Y,Yanagi Y

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred thirty-two strains of adenovirus type 7 were isolated in Hiroshima City during the period 1995-1999. About 80% of the viruses were isolated from patients with respiratory illness, and about 70% were isolated from children younger than 6 years old. DNA restriction analysis was performed on 58 of the 132 iso...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ikeda Y,Yamaoka K,Noda M,Ogino T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has necessitated the implementation of diverse pandemic control strategies throughout the world. To effectively control the spread of this disease, it is essential that it be diagnosed at an early stage so that patients can be reliably quarantined such that di...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Zheng Z,Yao Z,Wu K,Zheng J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is usually transmitted by an oral-fecal route and is prevalent not only in developing countries but also in developed countries. In the present study, the phylogenetic characterization of the VP1/2A junction region (321 nucleotides) of China HAV isolates was examined. Anti-HAV IgM-positive seru...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Cao J,Bi S,Meng Q,Shen L,Zheng H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-nine children without previous cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection received blood transfusion in the National Taiwan University Hospital. The overall transfusion-acquired CMV infection rate was 36% (14/39). Donor CMV seropositive rate was 70%. None of the nine children who had received seronegative blood became inf...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Lee PI,Chang MH,Hwu WL,Kao CL,Lee CY

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel simultaneous detection system for human viruses was developed using a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system to identify causes of infection in clinical samples from patients with uncertain diagnoses. This system, designated as the "multivirus real-time PCR," has the potential to detect 163 human vir...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Katano H,Kano M,Nakamura T,Kanno T,Asanuma H,Sata T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymerase chain reaction-restriction (PCR-restriction) endonuclease assay was developed to allow rapid analysis of influenza A H3N2 viruses circulating in England during 1995-1996. Restriction endonuclease digestion with two enzymes of amplicons derived from PCR of the HA1 portion of the influenza haemagglutinin (H...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ellis JS,Sadler CJ,Laidler P,de Andrade HR,Zambon MC

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine with pivotal functions in the regulation of the biological responses of several target cells, including hepatocytes. Previous studies have shown that serum IL-6 levels are increased in hepatitis B patients. However, the role of IL-6 in modulating the anti-hepatitis B viru...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Yang K,Guan S,Zhang H,Chen Z

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human parvovirus B19 commonly infects children, causing erythema infectiosum (fifth disease). However, there is a significant adult population which has not been exposed to the virus and, consequently, does not have protective antibody. Recent reports have associated B19 infection during pregnancy with fetal death, al...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Clewley JP,Cohen BJ,Field AM

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has become a global concern with high mortality rates among pregnant women, especially those in their third trimester of pregnancy. Estrogen plays an important role in mediating the body, regulating physiological and pathological processes. Estrogen is activated by binding to estrogen...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Gong S,Hao X,Bi Y,Yang C,Wang W,Mickael HK,Zhang Y,Chen S,Qian Z,Huang F,Wei D,Yu W

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Citrullinated histone H3 (H3Cit) is the product of the conversion of peptidylarginine to citrulline in histone H3. We evaluated the H3Cit level in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and assessed its association with Beclin1 messenger RNA (mRNA) (a key autophagic regulator). The leve...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Lu M,Zhang X,Xu Y,He G,Liu Q,Zhu J,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resurgence of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in the form of unprecedented and explosive epidemics in India and the Indian Ocean islands after a gap of 32 years is a major public health concern. Currently, there is no specific therapy available to treat CHIKV infection. In the present study, the in vitro prophylactic an...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Khan M,Santhosh SR,Tiwari M,Lakshmana Rao PV,Parida M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TT virus (TTV) was isolated recently from the serum of a patient with post-transfusion hepatitis. TTV infection is widespread in the general population, and its prevalence increases continuously with age. The pathogenic role of TTV in liver disease remains controversial, and the source of transmission is still unc...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Komatsu H,Inui A,Sogo T,Kuroda K,Tanaka T,Fujisawa T

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on patients who develop drug resistant HIV-1 variants have shown that continued use of failing regimens might provide clinical benefit. However, the effect of long-term exposure to drug resistant variants may lead to emergence of compensatory mutations that may jeopardize this effect. In this study, w...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Machouf N,Thomas R,Nguyen VK,Trottier B,Boulassel MR,Wainberg MA,Routy JP

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-resistant strains following nucleos(t)ide analog treatment is a major medical concern. This report describes a case of an adult patient with chronic HBV infection, sequentially treated with the nucleos(t)ide analogues, lamivudine, adefovir, and entecavir. During monotherapy with ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Rodriguez-Frias F,Jardi R,Schaper M,Gimferrer M,Elefsiniotis I,Tabernero D,Esteban R,Buti M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in non-human primates such as chimpanzees are no longer possible due to ethical considerations and the endangered status of chimpanzees since April 2007 in Japan. A human hepatocyte transplanted chimeric mouse was used to characterize HBV infectivity in serial stages of acu...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Tabuchi A,Tanaka J,Katayama K,Mizui M,Matsukura H,Yugi H,Shimada T,Miyakawa Y,Yoshizawa H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We read with great interest the recent issue,1 which raised the concern about the co-circulation of dengue during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Lin SF,Lai CC,Chao CM,Tang HJ

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, human platelet antigens (HPAs) polymorphisms are found to play a role in susceptibility to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and fibrosis progression. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the possible association between the HPAs polymorphisms with liver fibrosis progression in HCV patients. HPAs pol...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ghasemi A,Zadsar M,Shaiegan M,Samiei S,Namvar A,Rasouli M,Moosanejad M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of variants in the outer envelope proteins of hepatitis B virus (HBV) are found among individuals vaccinated against HBV and asymptomatic carriers of the infection. For example, children in The Gambia vaccinated against hepatitis B may show serological evidence of breakthrough infections, particularly if...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Karthigesu VD,Allison LM,Ferguson M,Howard CR

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) antibody screening is not recommended uniformly before transplantation in Western countries. In the year 2001, the first cases of HTLV-I infection acquired through organ transplantation from one asymptomatic carrier were reported in Europe. All three organ recipients developed a ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Toro C,Benito R,Aguilera A,Bassani S,Rodríguez C,Calderón E,Caballero E,Alvarez P,García J,Rodríguez-Iglesias M,Guelar A,del Romero J,Soriano V,HTLV Spanish Study Group.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) exposure in blood donors is determined serologically by the detection of anti-HCV antibodies in serum or plasma. However, a "window" period of 30-70 days after exposure exists where specific antibodies to HCV antigens are not detected. The use of nucleic acid testing for the detection of HCV RN...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Leary TP,Gutierrez RA,Muerhoff AS,Birkenmeyer LG,Desai SM,Dawson GJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent influenza B/Victoria lineage viruses contain amino acid deletions at positions 162 to 164 of the haemagglutinin (HA) protein. These amino acid deletions have affected the detection of B/Victoria lineage viruses by the lineage-specific conventional reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PC...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Chan WM,Wong LH,So CF,Chen LL,Wu WL,Ip JD,Lam AH,Yip CCY,Yuen KY,To KKW

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients with mixed cryoglobulinemia and chronic HCV infection experience symptoms, such as dyspnea, which sometimes do not seem to indicate the involvement of the liver but rather the symptoms of heart failure. To our knowledge, there has been no other study evaluating the serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain na...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Antonelli A,Ferri C,Ferrari SM,Ghiri E,Galetta F,Franzoni F,Santoro G,Fallahi P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subviral particles of hepatitis B virus have been used to present foreign epitopes. We attempted to present the hydrophilic domains of E2 envelope protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a fusion protein with hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg). The five hydrophilic domains of HCV E2 antigen were inserted into HBs...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Lee IH,Kim CH,Ryu WS

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00