Molecular epidemiology of HCV genotypes among injection drug users in Taiwan: Full-length sequences of two new subtype 6w strains and a recombinant form_2b6w.

abstract：:It have been suggested that hepatitis B virus (HBV) pre-S deletions may play a role in hepatocarcinogenesis. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of pre-S deletions in chronic hepatitis B patients in Hong Kong, the factors associated with the deletions and its relationship with hepatitis B e antigen (H...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Yeung P,Wong DK,Lai CL,Fung J,Seto WK,Yuen MF

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether the administration of a booster dose of influenza vaccine may enhance immune response in hemodialysis patients, 58 subjects were given two doses of the 2003/2004 season influenza vaccine, 1 month apart. "European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products" (EMEA) criteria were fully met in terms...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Tanzi E,Amendola A,Pariani E,Zappa A,Colzani D,Logias F,Perego A,Zanetti AR

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of HPV in a gynecologic population attending outpatient clinics using two new molecular tests. The Amplicor HPV test and the Linear Array (LA) HPV Genotyping test were used for the detection of HPV DNA in 320 women. Multiple logistic regression was u...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Papachristou E,Sypsa V,Paraskevis D,Gkekas A,Politi E,Nicolaidou E,Anifantis I,Psichogiou M,Tsitsika A,Hadjivassiliou M,Petrikkos G,Katsambas A,Creatsas G,Hatzakis A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most dengue virus (DENV) infections remain asymptomatic. This increases the risk of DENV transfusion transmission (TT-DENV) during outbreaks. We evaluated DENV viremia in 8475 blood donations assembled in minipools for the presence of DENV RNA. The tested samples were obtained between February and May, 2016, during a ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Slavov SN,Santos EV,Hespanhol MR,Rodrigues ES,Haddad R,Ubiali EMA,Covas DT,Kashima S

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is a low prevalence rate (around 1% of the population) of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Chile, little is known about the diversity and molecular characteristics of the circulating viruses. In the present study, 40 HBV and 57 HCV samples from Santiago City, Chile, ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Di Lello FA,Piñeiro Y Leone FG,Muñoz G,Campos RH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is mainly based on a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) result. PCR samples are obtained from upper or lower respiratory tract specimens. However, the sensitivity of PCR is known to have some limitat...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Schiller M,Wydra S,Kerl HU,Kick W

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human parechoviruses (HPeV) are associated with central nervous system (CNS) infections and sepsis-like illnesses. However, data from China are not available. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, age, and seasonal distributions and genotypes of HPeV infections in children with CNS related disease in ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Zhong H,Lin Y,Su L,Cao L,Xu M,Xu J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seroprevalence of viral hepatitis in healthcare workers has important public health implications. To assess the risk factors for the acquisition of viral hepatitis in an unvaccinated cohort from an hyperendemic region, 567 healthcare workers from a large hospital in the capital of the Republic of Yemen were interv...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Shidrawi R,Ali Al-Huraibi M,Ahmad Al-Haimi M,Dayton R,Murray-Lyon IM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual infection with hepatitis B and C viruses is often encountered in endemic areas of both viruses. However, understanding of the clinical and virological implications is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of each virus in liver injury and the interaction between the two viruses in dual infect...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ohkawa K,Hayashi N,Yuki N,Masuzawa M,Kato M,Yamamoto K,Hosotsubo H,Deguchi M,Katayama K,Kasahara A

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incarcerated persons have high rates of infectious diseases. Few data on the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in prisoners are available. This multi-center cross-sectional study enrolled 973 inmates from eight Italian prisons. Demographic and behavioral data were collected using an anonymous standardized qu...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Sarmati L,Babudieri S,Longo B,Starnini G,Carbonara S,Monarca R,Buonomini AR,Dori L,Rezza G,Andreoni M,Gruppo di Lavoro Infettivologi Penitenziari (GLIP).

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that a new pattern of mutations, E44D/A and/or V118I, in the reverse transcriptase (RT) gene of HIV-1 confers a moderate level of resistance to lamivudine in the absence of the M184V mutation. The prevalence of this mutational pattern was studied in HIV-1 isolates obtained from 280 patients. These...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Montes B,Segondy M

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) establishes latency in neurons and recurrent infections in oral mucosa. This prospective study analyzes HSV prevalence in oral mucosal brush samples from men with known human papillomavirus (HPV) status. We hypothesized that HSV-1-infection could facilitate HPV persistence as a cofactor. Thi...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Mäki J,Paavilainen H,Kero K,Hukkanen V,Syrjänen S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial determinations of titers of binding antibodies to single stranded DNA were performed over a period of three years in 43 type B hepatitis patients with persisting HBsAg who had either developed chronic hepatitis or were asymptomatic carriers. Patients with histopathological diagnosis of chronic active or chronic...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Villarejos VM,Serra J,Visoná KA,Eduarte CE

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred fifty-five chronic hepatitis C patients were assigned at random to receive natural lymphoblastoid interferon (IFN)alpha-n1, s.c., for 13 months in one of three treatment regimens: initial daily induction with 10 million units (MU) followed (group 1, n = 50) or not (group 2, n = 52) by 1 month of rest and t...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Diago M,Suárez D,García-Villarreal L,Castro A,Domínguez A,Pardo M,del Olmo JA,Pérez-Hernández F,Aguilar J,Quiroga JA,Carreño V

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to adamantanes for treating influenza A(H3N2) has increased dramatically, worldwide, over the past 5 years. A comprehensive 10-year data set on the rise of adamantane-resistance in Hong Kong is reported. Nucleotide sequences encoding the M2-ion channel of influenza A(H3N2) were obtained from 281 H3N2 isolat...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Tang JW,Ngai KL,Wong JC,Lam WY,Chan PK

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether the administration of IL-12 is effective against influenza virus infection, mice were intranasally administered IL-12 for three consecutive days and then infected with a non-lethal dose of the influenza virus. The IL-12-treated mice were more resistant to the virus than control mice with respect...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ishikawa H,Ino S,Sasaki H,Fukui T,Kohda C,Tanaka K

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and the cause of the hemorrhage are not yet fully understood. However, the endothelium plays a key role in the pathogenesis. The purpose of this study was to investigate endothelial dysfunction markers (asymmetrical dimethyl arginine [ADMA], endothelin 1[E...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Arslan M,Yilmaz G,Mentese A,Yilmaz H,Karahan SC,Koksal I

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared characteristics of patients with GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) RNA to those of patients with GBV-C/HGV E2-antibody. GBV-C/HGV RNA and GBV-C/HGV antibody were assayed in 83 persons with hemophilia using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, re...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Toyoda H,Takahashi I,Fukuda Y,Hayakawa T,Takamatsu J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of genotypic resistance in protease and reverse transcriptase (RT) gene regions was longitudinally evaluated in plasma samples from a group of 12 HIV-1-infected patients treated with different combination of antiretroviral therapies and selected on the basis of their clinical failure. Complex mutational ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Cabana M,Clotet B,Martínez MA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation and cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses were followed in 16 Antarctic expeditioners during winter-over isolation at 2 Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition stations. Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) skin testing was used as an indicator of the CMI response, that wa...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Mehta SK,Pierson DL,Cooley H,Dubow R,Lugg D

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taiwan was a hyperendemic area for hepatitis A and B viruses (HAV and HBV) infection before late 1980s. To study the seroprevalence of hepatitis A, B, C, and E viruses (HCV and HEV) infection among preschool children in Taiwan, a community-based survey was carried out in 54 kindergartens in 10 urban areas, 10 rural ar...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Lin JB,Lin DB,Chen SC,Chen PS,Chen WK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of patients infected with high-risk HPV (hrHPV) despite normal colposcopy following abnormal cytology remains a clinical challenge. The aim of this study was to evaluate if, in that specific population, initial HPV 16 and HPV 18 viral loads are predictive of infection clearance over a 24-month follow-up. A ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Carcopino X,Henry M,Mancini J,Giusiano S,Boubli L,Olive D,Tamalet C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are numerous ongoing studies assessing treatment options for preventing, treating, and managing complications of coronavirus disease-2019 disease. The objective of this study was to do a systematic review and critical appraisal of the ongoing clinical trials with an aim to provide insight into the various interv...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Venkatesulu BP,Thoguluva Chandrasekar V,Giridhar P,V P,Patel HK,Manteuffel J

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, recombinant hemagglutinin protein (rH1N1HA) of Pandemic influenza virus and polyclonal antibodies against it for biosensor applications have been characterized. For rapid and high sensitive detection of H1N1 virus or its antibodies, PCR-free and label free detection method based on a surface plasmon res...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Athmaram TN,Saraswat S,Sikarwar B,Verma SK,Singh AK,Boopathi M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and thirty fecal specimens were collected from children (up to 5 years of age) admitted with suspected rotaviral gastroenteritis at four Irish hospitals (Cork University Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Cork, Waterford Regional Hospital, and Kerry General Hospital) in the southern region of Ireland, between 2001 ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Reidy N,O'Halloran F,Fanning S,Cryan B,O'Shea H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a zoonosis, there is, currently, no standardized assay for quantitatively measuring anti-HEV antibody levels in HEV animal reservoirs. In this study, anti-HEV antibody positive serum from a rabbit (RS26) was calibrated by dose-response parallel line assay using the World H...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Zhang Y,Wang L,Zeng H,Gong W,Wang L,Zhuang H

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 1998-1999 influenza season, two distinct influenza B virus Yamagata group strains were isolated from the patients of a private clinic. Each responded differently to monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) 5H4 and 8B3 on staining, and hemagglutination inhibition and neutralizing tests. When the analysis of nucleotide s...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Nakagawa N,Kubota R,Morikawa S,Nakagawa T,Baba K,Okuno Y

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from eighteen patients with confirmed herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) were assayed by an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the presence of viral antigens. The results are expressed as an antigen ratio distinguishing between herpes simplex virus (HSV) ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Bos CA,Olding-Stenkvist E,Wilterdink JB,Scheffer AJ

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The data on the seasonality of respiratory viruses helps to ensure the optimal vaccination period and to monitor the possible outbreaks of variant type. OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to describe the molecular epidemiology and seasonality of acute respiratory infection (ARI)-related respiratory viruses ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Jeon JH,Han M,Chang HE,Park SS,Lee JW,Ahn YJ,Hong DJ

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00