Hepatitis C virus genotypes in French blood donors.

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been implicated in vascular pathologies and may warrant inclusion in cardiovascular predictive algorithms. We addressed this in healthy older adults and renal transplant recipients (RTR) as they retain a high burden of CMV. RTR (n  =  45) stable more than 2 years after transplantation and 58 ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Affandi JS,Lee S,Chih H,Brook E,Waters S,Howson P,Reid CM,Irish A,Price P

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reassessed the usefulness of historic convalescent plasma transfusion (CPT). This review was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of CPT therapy in COVID-19 patients based on the publications reported till date. To our knowledge, this is the f...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Rajendran K,Krishnasamy N,Rangarajan J,Rathinam J,Natarajan M,Ramachandran A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only recently have we begun to fully realize the diversity of virions within a single human isolate of the group B Coxsackieviruses. These intratypic (strain) differences may be one of the important factors influencing pathogenesis, e.g., myocarditis vs. pancreatitis. Yet, until the virion strains within a type can be...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Webb SR,Kearse KP,Foulke CL,Hartig PC,Prabhakar BS

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TD97 strain vaccine virus was prepared from the Tanabe strain measles virus by low-temperature passages in primary cell cultures and ultraviolet (UV) mutagenesis. The TD97 strain exhibited the following characteristics: highly temperature sensitive, neither multiplying nor forming any plaques at 40 degrees C in Ve...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Suzuki K,Morita M,Katoh M,Kidokoro M,Saika S,Yoshizawa S,Hashizume S,Horiuchi K,Okabe N,Shinozaki T

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of HHV-6 strain A infection on the expression of Epstein-Barr virus- (EBV-) encoded growth transformation-associated genes in two EBV-positive Burkitt lymphoma cell lines, Akata and P3HR-3, was investigated. The results indicate that HHV-6A upregulates the expression of the latent membrane protein LMP-1 in ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Cuomo L,Trivedi P,de Grazia U,Calogero A,D'Onofrio M,Yang W,Frati L,Faggioni A,Rymo L,Ragona G

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occult hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is characterized by the presence of HCV RNA in the liver cells or peripheral blood mononuclear cells of the patients whose serum samples test negative for HCV RNA, with or without presence of HCV antibodies. The present study reviews the existing literature on the persistence o...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Vidimliski PD,Nikolov I,Geshkovska NM,Dimovski A,Rostaing L,Sikole A

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：: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：:The JC virus (JCV) is a common human virus persisting in renal tissue. In immunocompromised individuals it may reactivate and cause progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). JCV has also been implicated in cancerogenesis, leading to various brain tumors and cancers of gastrointestinal tract. In this study the ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Kmieciak D,Debicki S,Trzeciak WH

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:Occult HBV infection is defined as the persistence of HBV DNA in individuals negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg), and many different mechanisms have been reported in different countries. However, in China, one of the endemic areas for HBV infection, no reports have been published on occult HBV infection. The pres...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Fang Y,Teng X,Xu WZ,Li D,Zhao HW,Fu LJ,Zhang FM,Gu HX

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the association between hepatitis B and schistosomiasis, 1,234 Egyptian males, ages 18 to 24, were interviewed, examined, and tested for Schistosoma mansoni infection and HBsAg. Sera from 91 (7.4%) of the study subjects were positive for HBsAg, and S. mansoni was found in the stools of 26.3%. There was no cor...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Hyams KC,Mansour MM,Massoud A,Dunn MA

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of gastroenteritis are a major public health problem in New Zealand. The introduction of molecular detection methods has now shown that the 'Norwalk-like viruses' (NLVs) are the major cause of food and waterborne nonbacterial gastroenteritis. Reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Greening GE,Mirams M,Berke T

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T-cell lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) is associated with two progressive diseases: HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). Although HTLV-1 proviral load (PVL) has been introduced as a risk factor for these diseases' progression, it is not suff...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Mozhgani SH,Jaberi N,Rezaee SA,Bustani R,Jazayeri SM,Akbarin MM,Milani S,Tarokhian H,Norouzi M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No controlled trial in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on long-term entecavir (ETV) treatment, comparing switching to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) with continuing the therapy, has been reported. Twenty-seven nucleos(t)ide-naïve patients with chronic HBV who underwent ETV therapy for ≥5 y...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Iida-Ueno A,Enomoto M,Kozuka R,Tamori A,Kawada N

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To provide background for future hepatitis A vaccine trials, sera were collected from 0- to 4-year-old Liberian infants and their mothers on two occasions an average of 14.75 months apart and tested for antibody to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV). The prevalence of anti-HAV rose from 2.5% in infants 0-6 months of age to ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Prince AM,Brotman B,Richardson L,White T,Pollock N,Riddle J

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotaviruses were detected via electron microscopy in fecal specimens collected from school children during an outbreak of diarrhea and from a sporadic case in 1993 in Japan. All of the viruses were found to belong to human group C rotavirus by reverse passive hemagglutination assay (RPHA). These viruses replicated wel...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Shinozaki K,Yamanaka T,Tokieda M,Shirasawa H,Simizu B

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although risk factors for cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have been identified, the role of HCV-genotype 3 remains controversial, and limited data are available in drug users. The aim of the study was to assess risk factors for severe liver disease (cirrhosis/hepatocellular carcinoma) in HCV-inf...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Larsen C,Bousquet V,Delarocque-Astagneau E,Pioche C,Roudot-Thoraval F,HCV Surveillance Steering Committee.,HCV Surveillance Group.,Desenclos JC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a feco-orally transmitted pathogen and one of the most common cause of acute hepatitis worldwide. Recent studies in developed countries suggested that a direct human-to-human contact such as for sexually transmitted diseases may play a significant role in the HEV spread. The aim of this stud...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Greco L,Uceda Renteria SC,Guarneri D,Orlandi A,Zoccoli A,Benardon S,Cusini M,Lunghi G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial (RSV) and parainfluenza (PIV) viruses are primary causes of acute bronchiolitis and wheezing illnesses in infants and young children. To further understand inflammation in the airways following infection, we tested for the presence of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and natural tissue inhibitors ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Elliott MB,Welliver RC Sr,Laughlin TS,Pryharski KS,LaPierre NA,Chen T,Souza V,Terio NB,Hancock GE

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) from asymptomatic donors has been reported during blood transfusions and organ transplants in humans. In this work, we aimed to investigate the presence of WNV antibody and WNV RNA in blood donors to evaluate the sero-prevalence of WNV and risk for WNV transmission. One hundred an...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Youssef SR,Eissa DG,Abo-Shady RA,Aly Fouad NT,Kattab DK,Fathey H,Abdullaha Elewa AA,Reda DM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An EBV type 1 variant strain was detected in two Turkish siblings (boy and girl), who both suffered and died from similar progressive Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative disease. Molecular characterisation of this EBV isolate revealed a 51bp-deletion and six nucleotide changes within the Epstein-Ba...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Schuster V,Seidenspinner S,Kreth HW

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norovirus is one of the major causes of outbreaks and sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. Obtaining local baseline information regarding this virus is important for developing and evaluating prevention strategies of norovirus transmission in children. The age, seasonal distribution and...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Xu J,Yang Y,Sun J,Ding Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norovirus (NoV) is a major cause of nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks worldwide, with infections reported in semiclosed environments, particularly in hospitals and nursing homes. Astrovirus (HAstV) is prevalent worldwide, especially in developing countries. We aimed to determine the prevalence, spatia...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Bitencurt ELR,Siqueira JAM,Medeiros TB,Bandeira RDS,de Souza Oliveira D,de Paula Souza E Guimarães RJ,da Silva Soares L,Macarenhas JDP,Teixeira DM,Silva RSU,Loureiro ECB,de Moraes Silva MC,da Silva LD,Gabbay YB

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Sera of patients from China with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were tested for the presence of HBc/HBe- and HBx antibodies by immunoblotting using recombinant MS2 or beta gal fusion proteins as substrate. Antibodies against HBx were detected in four out of 68 HBsAg positive and in one out of three HBsAg negative sera...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Liang XH,Stemler M,Will H,Braun R,Tang ZY,Schröder CH

更新日期：1988-07-01 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：:Hepatitis E virus sequences were detected by RT-PCR in 14/15 (93%) of untreated sewage samples from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Phylogenetic analysis of amplicons at limiting dilution revealed the co-circulation of multiple variants of HEV-3, with a pattern of diversity matching that observed in a local cohort of HEV-inf...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Smith DB,Paddy JO,Simmonds P

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an important opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised individuals and is recognized as a major viral cause of birth defects. HCMV has the ability to establish lifelong persistence and latent infection following primary exposure. Apoptosis is an innate cellular defense response to vir...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Li HP,Yuan CL,Zho YC

更新日期：2015-11-01 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