Detection and phylogenetic analysis of human pegivirus (GBV-C) among blood donors and patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Qatar.

abstract：:The contribution of viruses to lower respiratory tract disease in sub-Saharan Africa where human immunodeficiency virus may exacerbate respiratory infections is not well defined. No data exist on some of these viruses for Southern Africa. Comprehensive molecular screening may define the role of these viruses as single...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Venter M,Lassaunière R,Kresfelder TL,Westerberg Y,Visser A

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Interferon (IFN) alfa has been used widely for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections but only a small number of patients treated have shown a sustained biochemical and virological response. Anti-envelope E1 and E2 antibody titers were assessed retrospectively before, during, and after treatment w...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Depraetere S,Van Kerschaever E,Van Vlierberghe H,Elewaut A,Brouwer JT,Niesters HG,Schalm SW,Maertens G,Leroux-Roels G

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：:Rotavirus A (RVA) is the leading cause of acute viral gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age worldwide. G9P[8] is a common RVA genotype that has been persistently prevalent in Jiangsu, China. To determine the genetic diversity of G9P[8] RVAs, 7 representative G9P[8] strains collected from Suzhou Children's H...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Xu C,Fu J,Ai J,Zhang J,Liu C,Huo X,Bao C,Zhu Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many of the small round human fecal viruses implicated in outbreaks of nonbacterial gastroenteritis have been collected together and examined under the electron microscope. Negatively stained preparations without the addition of antibody were used so that the surface morphology of the virus particles remained clearly ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Caul EO,Appleton H

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella (chickenpox), after which virus becomes latent in ganglia along the entire neuraxis. Virus reactivation produces zoster (shingles). Infectious VZV is found in vesicles of patients with zoster and varicella, but virus shed in the absence of disease has not been documented. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Cohrs RJ,Mehta SK,Schmid DS,Gilden DH,Pierson DL

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) has been used routinely in serological studies with such arenaviruses as Junin, Machupo, and Parana. However, difficulties have been encountered in using the PRNT for LCM virus, while conflicting views have been expressed about the reliability and efficacy of the test wi...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Tomori O,Johnson KM,Kiley MP,Elliott LH

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The replication strategy of a human serotype 1 rotavirus, adapted to rapid growth in CV-1 cells, was investigated. A single cycle growth curve revealed eclipse and latent periods of 3 and 4 hours, respectively. Although the extent of reduction of host cell protein synthesis was directly related to the multiplicity of ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Heath RL,Birch CJ

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stored demographic data and HIV RT and protease sequences of 877 HIV patients attending for the first time the HIV/AIDS outpatient clinics of a reference Infectious Diseases centre in Northern Italy between 1999 and 2006 were stratified by 3-year spanning periods according to date of HIV infection. In the period 1980-...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Baldanti F,Paolucci S,Ravasi G,Maccabruni A,Moriggia A,Barbarini G,Maserati R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Live attenuated cold-adapted influenza vaccine is undergoing evaluation in man. Several strains have proven to be safe, immunogenic, nontransmissible, and protective against experimental challenge. In this study of A/Peking/2/79(H3N2), with six internal genes from the cold-adapted (Ca) parent A/Ann Arbor/6/60(H2N2), w...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Betts RF,Douglas RG Jr,Maassab HF,DeBorde DC,Clements ML,Murphy BR

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological factors, such as cytokines, have been proposed as a cause of changes in the lipid profile of dengue patients. We studied whether serum lipid levels and serum TNF-α levels are associated in a group of dengue patients from an endemic region in the Northwest of Mexico. We found statistically important diffe...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Osuna-Ramos JF,Rendón-Aguilar H,Reyes-Ruiz JM,Del Ángel RM,Romero-Utrilla A,Ríos-Burgueño ER,Velarde-Rodriguez I,Velarde-Félix JS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence study and the characterization of hepatitis C virus (HCV) was carried out in the Philippines and the sequence determination of the 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR)-Core and the NS5B regions of HCV was carried out in this study. An HCV strain (SE-03-07-1689) collected in Metro Manila, Philippines, belonge...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Kageyama S,Agdamag DM,Alesna ET,Leaño PS,Heredia AM,Abellanosa-Tac-An IP,Jereza LD,Tanimoto T,Yamamura J,Ichimura H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pathogenic role of precore-defective mutation in the onset of fulminant hepatitis B has been suggested. However, precore-defective mutants do not always cause fulminant hepatitis B and are not always isolated from affected patients. These findings strongly suggest the presence of some additional important mutations ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Kaneko M,Uchida T,Moriyama M,Arakawa Y,Shikata T,Gotoh K,Mima S

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal injection drug use and peripheral blood mononuclear cell infection by hepatitis C virus are important risk factors for perinatal transmission of the virus. The aim of present study was to evaluate the independent association of these two factors on perinatal transmission. Forty-eight consecutive mothers who t...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Azzari C,Moriondo M,Indolfi G,Betti L,Gambineri E,de Martino M,Resti M

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:The λ-carrageenan (λ-car) is a potent and selective inhibitor of dengue virus (DENV) infection targeted to virus adsorption and internalization, due to the structural similarities with the mammalian cell receptor heparan sulfate. To further characterize the antiviral activity of λ-car, the selection and the phenotypic...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Talarico LB,Damonte EB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) NS3 protease is an attractive target for antiviral agent development because it is required for viral replication. Because a stable cell culture system or small animal model to study HCV replication is not readily available, we constructed an in vitro model allowing the investigation of NS3 tra...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Heintges T,Encke J,zu Putlitz J,Wands JR

更新日期：2001-12-01 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 quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA or hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA has been facilitated by adapting a spin column procedure for sample preparation and the use of chemiluminescent detection of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products in microtiter plate format. All materials were comme...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Lin HJ,Tanwandee T,Hollinger FB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicella in the immunocompetent adult is an infrequent but potentially serious infection. Previous studies in immunocompetent hosts and normal adults have demonstrated the value of intravenous acyclovir in the treatment of varicella-zoster virus infections. Oral acyclovir has also shown efficacy in both normal adults...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Wallace MR,Bowler WA,Oldfield EC 3rd

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of therapy-associated hepatitis B virus (HBV) variants is the main drawback of antiviral therapy for HBV infection. Moreover, drug-resistant variants are more insensitive to a second agent and more therapy-associated mutations will be present. To apply better nucleos(t)ide analogues (NA) and reduce the oc...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Su F,Dai J,Yang S,Jiang X,Cui X,Ning H,Li J,Huang M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemiological and molecular study of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was carried out in Brazilian hemodialysis centers. A total of 1,095 patients in all 15 hemodialysis centers in the State of Goiás, Brazil, were studied. All patients were interviewed for possible risk factors to HCV infection and serum samples...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Carneiro MA,Teles SA,Lampe E,Espírito-Santo MP,Gouveia-Oliveira R,Reis NR,Yoshida CF,Martins RM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Without appropriately timed specimens, serological confirmation of congenital rubella infection may be a problem. We have compared the persistence of specific IgM and low avidity specific IgG1 in 141 sera from 120 cases of serologically confirmed congenital rubella infection with the known time scales for postnatal pr...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Thomas HI,Morgan-Capner P,Cradock-Watson JE,Enders G,Best JM,O'Shea S

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In real-world settings, not much information is probably available on the treatment efficacy of the combination of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir (G/P) as a salvage therapy in failures of prior direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens. Especially, the evolution of NS5A resistance-associated variants (RAVs) and treatment e...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

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

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noroviruses (called formerly "Norwalk-like viruses") cause food-borne gastroenteritis outbreaks. These outbreaks were thought to be related to shellfish consumption, although non-shellfish related outbreaks also occurred frequently in Japan. To clarify the epidemiology of Norovirus outbreaks, 435 stool samples were co...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Hamano M,Kuzuya M,Fujii R,Ogura H,Yamada M

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the leading cause of congenital infection and an opportunistic pathogen capable of establishing lifelong latency. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the distribution of glycoprotein B, H, and N in infants of Shanghai and correlate the genotype with active and latent HCMV infe...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Dong N,Cao L,Su L,Lu L,Dong Z,Xu M,Xu J

更新日期：2020-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 immunity appears to be diminished in healthy Japanese carriers of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), but type 2 status remains undetermined. To further examine the subclinical effect of HTLV-I on host immunity, we measured serum antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in 415 healthy Japanese adults ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Birmann BM,Mueller NE,Okayama A,Hsieh CC,Tsubouchi H,Harn D,Stuver SO

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B results from infection with hepatitis B virus mutants unable to produce HBeAg. It accounts for 7-30% of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide, with the highest rates reported for Mediterranean Europe and Asia. Interferon (IFN) is currently th...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Rizzetto M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00