Epidemiology of an outbreak in a maternity unit of infections with an antigenic variant of Echovirus 11.

abstract：:To investigate whether vertical transmission of the human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) may occur during pregnancy or at delivery, we enrolled 295 women recruited attending the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology of a University Teaching of Rome Tor Vergata, S. Eugenio Hospital. The study population was divided in two group...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Sarmati L,Carlo T,Rossella S,Montano M,Adalgisa P,Rezza G,Andreoni M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has infected approximately 170 million people worldwide. While the seroprevalence of anti-HCV antibody among Iranian blood donors is 0.13%, HCV infection is prevalent in 59-80% of Iranian injecting drug users. One hundred seventy-eight anti-HCV positive patients were referred to the Gastroenter...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Salehi Moghadam F,Mohebbi SR,Hosseini SM,Romani S,Mirtalebi H,Azimzadeh P,Damavand B,Naghoosi H,Khanyaghma M,Sanati A,Zali MR

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus pandemic struck India in 2009 and continues to cause outbreaks in its post-pandemic phase. Diminutive information is available about influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 from central India. This observational study presents epidemiological and molecular findings for the period of 6 years. Throat swab sa...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Sahu M,Singh N,Shukla MK,Potdar VA,Sharma RK,Sahare LK,Ukey MJ,Barde PV

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of HTLV-I infection in female prostitutes was studied in a survey of 395 prostitutes from Callao, Peru (the port city of Lima), 72 prostitutes from Iquitos, Peru (another port city on the Amazon River), and 510 prenatal clinic patients from Lima. Prostitutes reported a mean of 8.8 years (range, 1-39 y...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Wignall FS,Hyams KC,Phillips IA,Escamilla J,Tejada A,Li O,Lopez F,Chauca G,Sanchez S,Roberts CR

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Does anal HPV viral load explain the difference in anal HPV persistence between HIV-negative and -positive men who have sex with men (MSM)? MSM ≥18 years were recruited in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2010-2011. Anal self-swabs were collected every 6 months and genotyped (SPF10 -PCR-DEIA-LIPA25 -system). HPV16 and H...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Marra E,King A,van Logchem E,van der Weele P,Mooij SH,Heijman T,Meijer CJLM,Verhagen DWM,van der Sande MAB,Schim van der Loeff MF

更新日期：2018-01-01 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

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：:Shedding of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) into saliva was studied in 83 patients with orofacial fractures. Infectious virus was isolated from 14 of 83 patients (16.8%) with no detectable herpetic lesion during hospitalization. Of the 83 patients, 44 (53%) had HSV-1 specific antibody. Virus shedding into saliva w...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Kameyama T,Futami M,Nakayoshi N,Sujaku C,Yamamoto S

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterovirus (EV) infections are common. There are more than 60 known serotypes, and each has different epidemiologic or medical importance. Over 700 physicians from 75% of basic administrative units of Taiwan participated in the "Sentinel Physician Surveillance of Infectious Disease" and reported weekly to the Center ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Tseng FC,Huang HC,Chi CY,Lin TL,Liu CC,Jian JW,Hsu LC,Wu HS,Yang JY,Chang YW,Wang HC,Hsu YW,Su IJ,Wang JR,CDC-Taiwan Virology Reference Laboratories and Sentinel Physician Network.

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum samples from 87 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States were tested for evidence of hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection using an immunoblot assay for antibodies to the hepatitis C virus and the polymerase chain reaction to detect HCV RNA. The findings with these assays were compared to th...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Mangia A,Vallari DS,Di Bisceglie AM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver fibrosis is accelerated in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus (HIV/HCV) coinfected compared with HCV monoinfected patients, due to multiple cofactors. Recently, HLA-B18 haplotype has been associated with short-term liver disease progression in this population. Our aim was to assess the influence of H...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Bavaro DF,Saracino A,Fiordelisi D,Bruno G,Ladisa N,Monno L,Angarano G

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Recent studies have identified epithelial cell populations in human livers that are similar to the "oval cells" and "transitional cells" seen in rat livers during the early stages of chemical carcinogenesis. It has been suggested that these cells might be precursors of hepatocytes and theoretically could be involved i...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Hsia CC,Thorgeirsson SS,Tabor E

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of HHV-8 infection varies widely in South American populations, displaying geographical variations in its distribution. The heterogeneous genetic contributions provided by the transatlantic parental populations that modified the Native American genomes may explain this epidemiological observation. Aimin...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Hulaniuk ML,Torres O,Bartoli S,Fortuny L,Burgos Pratx L,Nuñez F,Salamone H,Corach D,Trinks J,Caputo M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete VP1 protein of EV71 was truncated into six segments and fused to the C-terminal ends of full-length nucleocapsid protein (NPfl) and truncated NP (NPt; lacks 20% amino acid residues from its C-terminal end) of newcastle disease virus (NDV). Western blot analysis using anti-VP1 rabbit serum showed that the ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Sivasamugham LA,Cardosa MJ,Tan WS,Yusoff K

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ZIKV infection has become a global threat spreading across 31 countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. However, little information is available about the molecular epidemiology of ZIKV. Shared mutation of a threonine residue to alanine at the same position in the C terminal of NS5 sequences was ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Adiga R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random peptide library of heptamers displayed on the surface of M13 bacteriophage was used to identify specific epitopes of antibodies in pooled sera of swine naturally infected by Nipah virus. The selected heptapeptides were aligned with protein sequences of Nipah virus and several putative epitopes were identified...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Eshaghi M,Tan WS,Yusoff K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a pathogen of the respiratory tract with a worldwide distribution. The purpose of this study was to identify hMPV as the cause of acute respiratory diseases in children admitted at Spedali Civili, a public hospital in Brescia, Italy. Eight hundred forty-six nasopharyngeal aspirate sampl...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Apostoli P,Zicari S,Lo Presti A,Ciccozzi M,Ciotti M,Caruso A,Fiorentini S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on the serological response toward severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 16 recent reports were analyzed and a high degree of variability was shown. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) responses were either found earlier than IgG, or together with IgG, later than IgG, or were missing. Therefore, clea...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Bauer G

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of viral coinfections in childhood pneumonia has received little attention, probably because suitable detection methods have been lacking. Between November 2004 and October 2006, the presence of 14 respiratory viruses in children aged less than 3 years old with community-acquired pneumonia were investig...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Cilla G,Oñate E,Perez-Yarza EG,Montes M,Vicente D,Perez-Trallero E

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:A thirteen-year-old boy with bilateral orchitis was diagnosed as being infected by Coxsackie A9 virus by isolation of the virus from a throat swab and a fecal specimen. Serologic investigations revealed the development of transitory specific neutralizing IgM antibodies against the isotate and of persistent antibodies ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Willems WR,Hornig C,Bauer H,Klingmüller V

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection broke out all over the world; however, epidemiological data and viral shedding in pediatric patients are limited. We conducted a retrospective, multicenter study, and followed-up with all children from the families with SARS-CoV-2 inf...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Hua CZ,Miao ZP,Zheng JS,Huang Q,Sun QF,Lu HP,Su FF,Wang WH,Huang LP,Chen DQ,Xu ZW,Ji LD,Zhang HP,Yang XW,Li MH,Mao YY,Ying MZ,Ye S,Shu Q,Chen EF,Liang JF,Wang W,Chen ZM,Li W,Fu JF

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well documented that perinatal transmission is the major cause of chronic HBV infection in China. However, the mechanisms of HBV perinatal transmission are not defined clearly. It is not known whether hepatitis B e antigen can cross the human placenta, and the rate of HBeAg decay in babies with and without HBV b...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Wang Z,Zhang J,Yang H,Li X,Wen S,Guo Y,Sun J,Hou J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a common illness in both adults and children worldwide and is caused by several microorganisms including viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Rotavirus (RV), which is the main cause of AGE, can occur as a mixed infection with other viruses. The aim of this study is to assess the molecular e...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Gibory M,Dembinski JL,Flem E,Haltbakk I,Dudman SG

更新日期：2020-05-15 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：:To characterize the state of dual infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), HBV-DNA and HCV-RNA levels were determined by spot hybridization or polymerase chain reaction in the sera of patients who were positive for both hepatitis B surface antigen and HCV antibody. Among 27 patients who show...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Koike K,Yasuda K,Yotsuyanagi H,Moriya K,Hino K,Kurokawa K,Iino S

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics and response rate to pegylated interferon and ribavirin (PEG-INF + RBV) of patients with chronic hepatitis C infected with genotype 5 are poorly documented. A meta-analysis of two large phase III/IV prospective randomized clinical trials conducted in Belgium in patients with chronic hepatitis C (n ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： D'Heygere F,George C,Van Vlierberghe H,Decaestecker J,Nakad A,Adler M,Delwaide J,Laureys A,Nevens F

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human foamy virus is a complex retrovirus that codes for several regulatory bel genes in addition to the conventional gag, pol, and env genes. The bel 3 gene is located in the 3' part of the viral genome comparable to that of the superantigen of the mouse mammary tumor virus. Superantigens bound to major histocomp...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Weissenberger J,Altmann A,Meuer S,Flügel RM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from patients with sandfly fever caused by Toscana virus (TOSV) infection were tested by immunoblot for specific antibody response to TOSV derived from infected Vero-E6 cells. The 28 kDa TOSV nucleoprotein (N) was identified as the major immunodominant protein recognized by immunoblot. In sera of patients with ac...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Schwarz TF,Gilch S,Pauli C,Jäger G

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00