Hepatitis A antibodies in attenders of London Travel Clinics: cost-benefit of screening prior to hepatitis A immunisation.

abstract：:The objective of the study was to assess the genotypic and phenotypic properties of 18 viral strains from human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) positive patients and to identify subtype C isolates for vaccine design strategies. All the isolates were non-syncytium-inducing (NSI) in both the primary and MT-2 cell cultu...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Treurnicht FK,Smith TL,Engelbrecht S,Claassen M,Robson BA,Zeier M,van Rensburg EJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intradermal inoculation of hepatitis B vaccine (HBsAg subtype adw) caused no side effects, but the vaccine was less immunogenic than following intramuscular administration. Intradermal inoculation does not, therefore, offer a major advantage to the generally used intramuscular immunization. A single multisite intrader...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Zoulek G,Lorbeer B,Jilg W,Deinhardt F

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E is endemic in India. It was recently noted that although all the Indian human hepatitis E virus (HEV) isolates (1976-2001) were placed in genotype I, the swine HEV recovered from western India (2000) belonged to genotype IV. This was in contrast to reports from the United States and Taiwan wherein both hum...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Arankalle VA,Chobe LP,Walimbe AM,Yergolkar PN,Jacob GP

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little information is available on the impact of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy on changes in liver fibrosis and steatosis. Liver stiffness (LS) and controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) values were evaluated using transient elastography. The study subjects were 214 elderly patients infected with HCV genotype ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

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

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of coinfection and superinfection with the delta agent was studied in 2,645 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive subjects from six countries and nine islands in the Western Pacific region. The study group comprised 262 patients with acute hepatitis B and 2,383 chronic carriers of HBsAg, of whom ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Dimitrakakis M,Crowe S,Gust I

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：:Saffold viruses (SAFV) have been discovered recently and they are classified into Theilovirus species in genus Cardiovirus in the Picornaviridae family. SAFV, especially those belonging to the genotype 2, have been difficult to propagate in laboratory cell lines. This study describes the successful isolation of an eff...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Blomqvist S,Lappalainen M,Paananen A,Ylipaasto P,Roivainen M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently detected virus, which can cause mild to severe respiratory tract infections. Through this study, we aimed to detail the outcomes of hMPV infections. MATERIALS/METHODS:Between January 2012 and November 2017, patients who had hMPV detected in nasopharyngeal or bronch...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Keske Ş,Gümüş T,Köymen T,Sandıkçı S,Tabak L,Ergönül Ö

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Preemptive therapy in hematopoietic cell transplantation is initiated by a diagnostic technique at first detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV). The aim of this study was to use the viral dynamics of CMV DNA viral to start preemptive therapy, and to prospectively compare the CMV viral load kinetics to pp65 antigenemia. Tw...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Halfon P,Berger P,Khiri H,Martineau A,Pénaranda G,Merlin M,Faucher C

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum specimens from 1,109 individuals at different ages in Beijing, China, were collected between April 1996 and March 1997 and tested for IgG antibodies against human caliciviruses using enzyme immune assays (EIAs). Baculovirus-expressed recombinant Norwalk virus (rNV) and Mexican virus (rMxV) capsid proteins were u...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Jing Y,Qian Y,Huo Y,Wang LP,Jiang X

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alignment of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) L genome segment full-length sequences reveals an overall high level of conservation among strains, with greater than 90% of translated amino acid residues strictly conserved. However, a region of marked variability identified previously, corresponding to L po...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Meissner JD,Seregin SS,Seregin SV,Vyshemirskii OI,Samokhvalov EI,Lvov DK,Netesov SV,Petrov VS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sapovirus, a member of the family Caliciviridae is one of the major causative agents of viral gastroenteritis affecting all age group. Sapovirus was detected in 25 of 917 stool specimens from infants and children with acute gastroenteritis in a Children Hospital in Dhaka City, Bangladesh during 2004-2005. All fecal sp...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Dey SK,Phan TG,Nguyen TA,Nishio O,Salim AF,Yagyu F,Okitsu S,Ushijima H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals infected with HIV have higher circulating Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA load compared to healthy carriers. This study investigated whether level of spontaneous immunoglobulin secreting cells, one of the major hallmarks of HIV infection, is associated with an increase of EBV DNA load in PBMCs and the spontan...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ouedraogo DE,Tuaillon E,Rubbo PA,Bollore K,Foulongne V,Reynes J,Vendrell JP

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Recruitment of leukocytes by chemokines and chemokine receptors to CNS plays a crucial role in the induction of inflammatory response in HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). In the present study, chemokine and chemokine receptors involved in trafficking of lymphocytes to the CNS were me...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Rafatpanah H,Felegari M,Azarpazhooh MR,Vakili R,Rajaei T,Hampson I,Hassanshahi G,Valizadeh N,Gerayli S,Hamid F,Zamanian S,MollaHosseini F,Rezaee SA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, virological, and histological findings in four HBsAg chronic carriers who cleared HBV markers from both serum and liver following HDV superinfection are described. The patients were long-term HBsAg carriers and all were HBV-DNA/HBeAg positive. Liver biopsy, obtained from three of the patients between 5 and 1...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Pastore G,Monno L,Santantonio T,Angarano G,Milella M,Giannelli A,Fiore JR

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycoprotein B (gB) and glycoprotein H (gH) of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) are believed to play an important role in virus entry and as targets for host immune response. This study examined the genetic diversity of these glycoproteins among 90 HHV-7 isolates collected from different individuals in Hong Kong. Overall, ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Chan PK,Li CK,Chik KW,Shing MM,Lee V,Ng KC,Lam CW,Cheung JL,Cheng AF

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 10 (TNFRSF10) is a death domain-containing receptor for the apoptotic ligand TNFSF10, which involves multiple processes, including hepatocarcinogenesis and immune response against HBV infection. Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified as expressi...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Wen J,Song C,Liu J,Chen J,Zhai X,Hu Z

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of glycated albumin (GA), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and a number of routine biomarkers as noninvasive indicators of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). One hundred patients with CHC were subjected to full medical history and examinat...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Abo El-Khair SM,El-Alfy HA,Elsamanoudy AZ,Elhammady D,Abd-Elfattah N,Eldeek B,Farid K

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Deletions and insertions in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) X region have been associated with severe forms of liver disease, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the molecular epidemiologic features of this virus have been described rarely. Deletions and insertions in the X region were determined by direct ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Lee SA,Mun HS,Kim H,Lee HK,Kim BJ,Hwang ES,Kook YH,Kim BJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have described clinical features of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). However, limited data concerning the clinical characteristics of the Italian deaths are available. We aim to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 320 deceased from the Italian experience. We retrospectivel...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Biagi A,Rossi L,Malagoli A,Zanni A,Sticozzi C,Comastri G,Gandolfi S,Villani GQ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus is a major cause of gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. There have been several recent reports concerning rotavirus isolation from adults, particularly in the elderly, presenting with gastroenteritis. In this study, the authors report on rotavirus outbreaks in five separate elderly care facilities b...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Gunn L,Feeney SA,Cashman O,Collins PJ,Coyle PV,O'Shea H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the molecular epidemiology and biological characteristics of wild measles viruses isolated since 1984 in Japan. The circulating measles virus was of genotype C1 before 1985, D3 from 1987 to 1990, and D5 from 1990 to 1997. It was replaced by the same cluster of Chicago-type D3 strain from 1997 to 1999. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Zhou J,Fujino M,Inou Y,Kumada A,Aoki Y,Iwata S,Nakayama T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis (AS). Numerous studies have been conducted to analyze the association between HCMV infection and risk of AS, but no clear consensus has been reached. So the objective of this paper was aimed to demonstrate the relationship between H...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Jia YJ,Liu J,Han FF,Wan ZR,Gong LL,Liu H,Zhang W,Wardell T,Lv YL,Liu LH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolates of hepatitis A virus (HAV) are of a single serotype, with human isolates being categorised within four genotypes. In addition, there are three genotypes exclusively associated with Old World monkeys. In some geographical regions, related isolates cluster suggesting endemic spread of the virus, while in other ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Taylor MB

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes help to tailor the treatment response, but their influence on the disease severity and association with hepatic steatosis is not well understood. The prevalence of HCV genotypes and their correlation with the histopathological severity of liver disease and steatosis in Indian patients...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Hissar SS,Goyal A,Kumar M,Pandey C,Suneetha PV,Sood A,Midha V,Sakhuja P,Malhotra V,Sarin SK

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was an exploratory study to investigate lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains in selected lamivudine-naïve HBV carriers with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection in South African patients. Thirty-five lamivudine-naïve HBV infected patients with or without HIV co-infection wer...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Selabe SG,Lukhwareni A,Song E,Leeuw YG,Burnett RJ,Mphahlele MJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：: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