Evaluation of Varicella-zoster virus-specific cell-mediated immunity by interferon-γ Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay in adults ≥50 years of age administered a herpes zoster vaccine.

abstract：:Sexually transmitted disease (STD) remains a major public health challenge in developed countries, exacerbated by the advent of the HIV epidemic. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of serological markers of syphilis, HIV-1/2, HTLV-I/II, HBV, and HCV infections among immigrant sex workers in Mad...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Gutiérrez M,Tajada P,Alvarez A,De Julián R,Baquero M,Soriano V,Holguín A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic HCV infection has emerged as a complex multifaceted disease with manifestations extending beyond the liver. HCV plays a direct role in glucose metabolism leading to both insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. To evaluate the changes in the glycemic state following Sofosbuvir-based treatment regimens in diabet...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Abdel Alem S,Elsharkawy A,Fouad R,Adel E,Abdellatif Z,Musa S,Nagy A,Hussein MS,Yosry A,Esmat G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the absorption of false radioimmunoassay (RIA) IgM titres against herpes simplex virus (HSV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) is presented. The serum specimens were absorbed by a mixture of protein A-Sepharose and protein A-Sepharose saturated with normal human gamma globulin (PAS/IgG). The detection of rheumato...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Torfason EG,Diderholm H

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is the most important cause of admission to hospital for acute lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children worldwide. Only few studies have investigated the molecular evolution of HRSV, and none has been conduct ed in Italy. The genetic diversity of the...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Montieri S,Puzelli S,Ciccozzi M,Calzoletti L,Di Martino A,Milia MG,Rossi A,Piro F,Rezza G,Donatelli I

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of human coronavirus (HCV) isolated between 1974 and 1976 have been studied in vitro and in volunteers. All strains caused colds in volunteers, and those cultivable in tissue culture (TC) produced significantly more coryza and less sore throat than strains growing only in organ culture (OC). The TC strains wer...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Reed SE

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gaza Strip borders the southern part of Israel and Egypt. There is a remarkable difference in the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) between Israel (0.5%) and Egypt (10%). A few thousand inhabitants cross the borders daily from the Gaza Strip to both countries. The objectives of this study were to...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Shemer-Avni Y,el Astal Z,Kemper O,el Najjar KJ,Yaari A,Hanuka N,Margalith M,Sikuler E

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical preneoplasic lesions and invasive cervical cancer. This study evaluated the prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes in cervical exfoliated cells from Uruguayan women. Five hundred sixty-eight cervical specimens were examined by PCR usi...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ramas V,Mirazo S,Bonilla S,Mendoza L,Lago O,Basiletti J,González J,Picconi MA,Arbiza J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenovirus infection during stem cell transplantation is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Adenovirus species B and C have been the main causes for these infections; however, epidemiological details about the species are still unclear. To clarify the contributions of species B and C adenovirus, the DNA was...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Takayama R,Hatakeyama N,Suzuki N,Yamamoto M,Hayashi T,Ikeda Y,Ikeda H,Nagano H,Ishida T,Tsutsumi H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV) in the human population of the Bolivian Chaco, we tested 256 inhabitants of two rural communities. The seroprevalence, confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test, was 7.8% and 2.7% for DENV and WNV, respectively....

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Bartoloni A,Remoli ME,Farchi F,Zammarchi L,Fortuna C,Benedetti E,Ciufolini MG,Macchioni F,Rojas P,Lara Y,Padilla C,Roselli M,Mantengoli E,Mantella A,Tolari F,Paredes GA,Monasterio J,Valdarchi C,Venturi G,Rezza G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus-specific complement-fixing IgM (CMV CF-IgM) antibody was detected in 12/84 (14.3 percent) sera containing CMV-specific IgM. Higher titres were obtained by using a purified antigen preparation containing enveloped virus particles and membrane fragments when compared with a crude extract of infected cell...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Booth JC,Mohammed HS

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus-specific subclass antibody responses and cytokines, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and IL-10, were measured in children 7-24 months of age with rotavirus diarrhoea (n = 29); the responses were compared with children with watery diarrhoea from who...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Azim T,Zaki MH,Podder G,Sultana N,Salam MA,Rahman SM,Sefat-e-Khuda,Sack DA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides within the context of certain flanking bases (CpG motifs) have been shown to induce potent innate and adaptive immune responses. Vaginal delivery of CpG ODN alone protects mice from vaginal herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) challenge. He...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Sajic D,Ashkar AA,Patrick AJ,McCluskie MJ,Davis HL,Levine KL,Holl R,Rosenthal KL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete RNA sequences of hepatitis delta viruses (HDV) isolated at 3 years apart from a chronic delta hepatitis patient in Taiwan were determined. The sequence analysis showed an overall evolution rate of 3.18 x 10(-3) substitutions/nucleotide/year. The evolution rates in different parts of HDV RNA varied. The hy...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Chao YC,Tang HS,Hsu CT

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitin in the form of microparticles (chitin microparticles, CMP) has been demonstrated to be a potent stimulator of macrophages, promoting T-helper-1 (Th1) activation and cytokine response. In order to examine the mucosal adjuvant effect of CMP co-administered with influenza hemagglutinin (HA) vaccine against influen...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Hasegawa H,Ichinohe T,Strong P,Watanabe I,Ito S,Tamura S,Takahashi H,Sawa H,Chiba J,Kurata T,Sata T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:human diploid fibroblasts and human primary liver cell carcinoma cells (PLC/PRF/5) were infected with hepatitis A virus (HAV) adapted to growth in cell culture or derived directly from human stool. Viral antigen was expressed in PLC/PRF/5 cells 28 days after infection with cell culture-adapted HAV, and 50 days after i...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Gauss-Müller V,Frösner GG,Deinhardt F

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HCV strains belonging to genotype 4 may be gaining endemicity across Continental Europe but the extent of their spread in the United Kingdom is unknown. Sera referred from patients attending hospitals in England between 2004 through 2008 were characterised. A total of 243 sera carried HCV genotype 4. The most common s...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ngui SL,Brant L,Markov PV,Tung JP,Pybus OG,Teo CG,Ramsay ME

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Although the effectiveness of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been reported in real-world settings, predictive factors of treatment failure are lacking. Therefore, we sought to explore the baseline predictors of treatment response to DAAs. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ridruejo E,Piñero F,Mendizabal M,Cheinquer H,Wolff FH,Anders M,Reggiardo V,Ameigeiras B,Palazzo A,Alonso C,Schinoni MI,Zuain MGV,Tanno F,Figueroa S,Santos L,Peralta M,Soza A,Vistarini C,Adrover R,Fernández N,Perez

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 33 (IL-33) and soluble form of ST2 (sST2) are involved in inflammation. This study aimed to assess the role of serum IL-33 and sST2 in neonates with HCMV infection. The concentration of serum IL-33 and sST2 in 20 patients and 16 healthy controls were measure by enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA). T...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Chen Y,Qian J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) depends on the HBeAg/anti-HBe status of the mother. While children of HBeAg-positive mothers have a 90% probability of acquiring a chronic hepatitis B virus carrier state, babies of anti-HBe-positive mothers are more likely to develop fulminant hepatit...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Bahn A,Hilbert K,Martiné U,Westedt J,von Weizsäcker F,Wirth S

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently developed monoclonal antibodies against the 42,000-dalton major inner capsid protein were used in an enzyme immunoassay to subgroup a total of 156 rotavirus specimens obtained from Japanese infants and young children with acute gastroenteritis during the period between December 1981 and April 1983. Only 2 spe...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Nakagomi O,Nakagomi T,Oyamada H,Suto T

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to herpes simplex virus and Epstein-Barr virus were sought in the sera of 33 patients with endoscopically proved duodenal ulcer and 33 healthy controls. Neither the prevalence nor the antibody levels to both viruses were significantly different between the two groups. These results suggest that herpes virus...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Kottaridis SD,Mihas TA,Goula I,Mihas AA

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Little data have been published so far on the epidemiological aspects of hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection in immigrant populations and even poorer is the information on the virological, phylogenetic, and clinical aspects of this infection in these populations. This review article, aimed primarily at physicians ca...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Coppola N,Alessio L,Onorato L,Sagnelli C,Sagnelli E,Pisaturo M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of autochthonous hepatitis E in industrialized countries associated to genotype 3 has changed substantially the understanding about hepatitis E virus (HEV) circulation. In these countries transmission has been associated to the consumption and direct contact to swine, a well-known reservoir for HEV. More...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Mesquita JR,Valente-Gomes G,Conceição-Neto N,Nascimento MS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A molecular epidemiological study on common diarrheal viruses was conducted in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam between October 2002 and September 2003. Fecal samples were collected from 1,010 hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis. Those samples were screened for groups A, B, and C rotavirus, adenovirus, genogroup...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Nguyen TA,Yagyu F,Okame M,Phan TG,Trinh QD,Yan H,Hoang KT,Cao AT,Le Hoang P,Okitsu S,Ushijima H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dried blood spots collected on filter paper are considered potential clinical specimens for measles surveillance because of their ease of collection, storage, and transport. The usefulness of these samples for surveillance of measles was evaluated in a field setting. Blood spots were collected by finger-prick from 316...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： El Mubarak HS,Yüksel S,Mustafa OM,Ibrahim SA,Osterhaus AD,de Swart RL

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:Considering the limitations of cytology for detection of residual cervical cancer after radiotherapy, the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and viral load of high-risk HPV in cervical and vaginal samples during the early follow-up of patients treated for invasive cervical cancer and correlate the results...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： de Azevedo AE,Carneiro FP,Neto FF,Bocca AL,Teixeira LS,de Queiroz Maurício Filho MA,de Padua Nakashima J,de Abreu WC,Muniz-Junqueira MI,de Magalhães AV

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is sometimes associated with critical complications that can cause substantial child mortality. Activity of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) may influence the outcomes of enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection. This case-control study aimed to assess the association of single-nucleotid...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Li YP,Deng HL,Xu LH,Wang MQ,Li M,Zhang X,Dang SS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is considered an important cause of acute respiratory infections. hMPV can cause morbidity in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and recent research has demonstrated that it is an important virus in patients admitted to hospital with respiratory infections and suspected of havin...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Souza JS,Watanabe A,Carraro E,Granato C,Bellei N

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00