abstract：:Multiple determinants are involved in the progression of human papillomavirus (HPV)-infected cervical lesion to invasive cancer. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphism seems to play a role. This study examined the association between HLA-DRB1 polymorphism, high-risk HPV infection, and the development of cervical n...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Chan PK,Cheung TH,Lin CK,Siu SS,Yim SF,Lo KW,Cheung JL,Tam AO,Tang JW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subgroup A respiratory syncytial viruses present in respiratory secretions and low passage level cell culture isolates were found to be markedly less susceptible to neutralization with monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to the F glycoprotein than the cell culture adapted A2 virus strain. Low passage virus isolates collected...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Marsh R,Connor A,Gias E,Toms GL

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A virus (HAV) strains circulating in the St. Petersburg and Karelia regions was studied during 1997-2003. Hepatitis A virus RNA was isolated from both clinical samples (stools or sera) and environmental samples (sewage water). RT-PCR was carried out using different primer pairs ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Davidkin I,Zheleznova N,Jokinen S,Gorchakova O,Broman M,Mukomolov S

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:The role of T-cells in clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) during acute infection is critical. The relevance of the immunological response in the control of HCV replication is less clear in chronic HCV infection. HCV-specific T-cell responses were examined in 92 interferon-naive individuals with chronic hepatitis C. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Capa L,Soriano V,García-Samaniego J,Nuñez M,Romero M,Cascajero A,Muñoz F,González-Lahoz J,Benito JM

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：: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：:The epidemiology, transmission and clinical symptoms of human parechoviruses [HPeV, classified earlier as enteroviruses; echovirus 22 (HPeV1) and echovirus 23 (HPeV2)] remain poorly characterized. Enteroviruses and one parechovirus species, the Ljungan virus, have been associated with type 1 diabetes in humans and rod...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Tauriainen S,Martiskainen M,Oikarinen S,Lönnrot M,Viskari H,Ilonen J,Simell O,Knip M,Hyöty H

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Incarcerated persons have high rates of infectious diseases. Few data on the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in prisoners are available. This multi-center cross-sectional study enrolled 973 inmates from eight Italian prisons. Demographic and behavioral data were collected using an anonymous standardized qu...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Sarmati L,Babudieri S,Longo B,Starnini G,Carbonara S,Monarca R,Buonomini AR,Dori L,Rezza G,Andreoni M,Gruppo di Lavoro Infettivologi Penitenziari (GLIP).

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of drug-resistant variants during antiretroviral therapy is a serious obstacle to sustained suppression of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). For that reason, resistance assays are essential to guide clinicians in the selection of optimal treatment regimens. Genotypic assays are less expens...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Garcia-Perez J,Sanchez-Palomino S,Perez-Olmeda M,Fernandez B,Alcami J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) seroindeterminate cases have been reported among blood donors (BD) and in at-risk populations worldwide, including Argentina. The objective of the present work was to study the presence of HTLV-I/II infection and its association to specific Western blot (WB) patterns among health...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Berini CA,Eirin ME,Pando MA,Biglione MM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased immigration from developing regions to Western countries raises public health concerns related to blood-borne viruses. The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infections among recent immigrants attending...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Toro C,Jiménez V,Rodríguez C,Del Romero J,Rodés B,Holguín A,Alvarez P,García-Campello M,Gómez-Hernando C,Guelar A,Sheldon J,de Mendoza C,Simón A,Soriano V

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genotypic inhibitory quotient (GIQ) is the ratio between drug concentration and the number of resistance mutations. However, as different resistance scores can be calculated for the same protease inhibitor, the ability of a GIQ to predict the virological outcome may vary depending on the resistance score used as t...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Gianotti N,Galli L,Danise A,Hasson H,Boeri E,Lazzarin A,Castagna A

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：: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：:Hepatitis C virus subtype 3a (HCV-3a) originates from Asia and has spread widely among injecting drug users as well as other patient groups in industrialized countries. HCV subtype 3a infection remains highly prevalent and frequently transmitted in the population of intravenous drug users. The objective of this study ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Morice Y,Cantaloube JF,Beaucourt S,Barbotte L,De Gendt S,Goncales FL,Butterworth L,Cooksley G,Gish RG,Beaugrand M,Fay F,Fay O,Gonzalez JE,Martins RM,Dhumeaux D,Vanderborght B,Stuyver L,Sablon E,de Lamballerie X,Pawl

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In end-stage renal disease patients treated by hemodialysis with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the evaluation of the presence of viral replication is essential in the assessment for renal transplantation. Data on HBV viral load, prevalence of precore mutations, as well as the influence of H...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Moutinho RS,Perez RM,Medina-Pestana JO,Figueiredo MS,Koide S,Alberto FL,Silva AE,Ferraz ML

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus is present in the saliva of most persistently infected individuals and is generally thought to be spread by close oral contact. However, there are now several reports of EBV in genital secretions, suggesting the possibility of sexual transmission between adults. The present study was undertaken to i...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Thomas R,Macsween KF,McAulay K,Clutterbuck D,Anderson R,Reid S,Higgins CD,Swerdlow AJ,Harrison N,Williams H,Crawford DH

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus is the most common etiological cause of acute viral gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide, yet its role in the adult population is less well understood. We have recently identified rotavirus as the causative agent of severe diarrhea in adults, specifically in two gastroenteritis outbreaks i...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Feeney SA,Mitchell SJ,Mitchell F,Wyatt DE,Fairley D,McCaughey C,Coyle PV,O'Neill HJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:A total of 402 fecal specimens collected during July 2003-June 2004 from infants and children with acute gastroenteritis, encompassing five localities (Maizuru, Tokyo, Sapporo, Saga, and Osaka) of Japan, were tested for the presence of norovirus by RT-PCR. It was found that 58 (14.4%) fecal specimens were positive for...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Phan TG,Kuroiwa T,Kaneshi K,Ueda Y,Nakaya S,Nishimura S,Yamamoto A,Sugita K,Nishimura T,Yagyu F,Okitsu S,Müller WE,Maneekarn N,Ushijima H

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of endemicity of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) are still undefined in some European populations, such as those from Western Balkan countries. Serum samples from 605 human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative subjects (299 Albanians and 306 Kosovars) were tested for the presence of HHV8 antibodies to a capsid-rela...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Chironna M,Tosatti MA,Di Gangi IM,Sallustio A,Germinario C,Coluzzi M,Quarto M,Chieco-Bianchi L,Calabrò ML

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the genital tract during pregnancy on adverse pregnancy outcomes is not understood fully. A real-time PCR assay was used to determine vaginal shedding of CMV in 993 healthy pregnant Japanese women and the results were compared with the outcome of pregnancy. CMV DNA was ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Tanaka K,Yamada H,Minami M,Kataoka S,Numazaki K,Minakami H,Tsutsumi H

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:Oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV), a causative agent of uterine cervical cancer, has also been detected in head and neck squamous cell cancers, especially in squamous cell carcinomas of the tonsils. However, the true HPV prevalence in normal and neoplasic oropharyngeal mucosa remains uncertain. To determine the pre...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： do Sacramento PR,Babeto E,Colombo J,Cabral Ruback MJ,Bonilha JL,Fernandes AM,Pereira Sobrinho JS,de Souza FP,Villa LL,Rahal P

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on patients who develop drug resistant HIV-1 variants have shown that continued use of failing regimens might provide clinical benefit. However, the effect of long-term exposure to drug resistant variants may lead to emergence of compensatory mutations that may jeopardize this effect. In this study, w...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Machouf N,Thomas R,Nguyen VK,Trottier B,Boulassel MR,Wainberg MA,Routy JP

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A seroprevalence study was carried out of six different human pathogenic viruses, namely human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV), human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8), and dengue virus among pregnant women and blood donors from rural (Nouna) ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Collenberg E,Ouedraogo T,Ganamé J,Fickenscher H,Kynast-Wolf G,Becher H,Kouyaté B,Kräusslich HG,Sangaré L,Tebit DM

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the present study were to confirm measles outbreaks by detection of measles-specific IgM antibodies, isolation of measles virus, and genetic characterization to document the circulating genotypes in Tamil Nadu. Eight outbreaks were reported from six districts of Tamil Nadu, India during the period Jan-Dec ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Ramamurty N,Raja D,Gunasekaran P,Varalakshmi E,Mohana S,Jin L

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：UNLABELLED:Viral respiratory tract infections in lung transplant recipients may be severe. During three consecutive winter-spring seasons, 49 symptomatic lung transplant recipients with suspected respiratory viral infection, and 26 asymptomatic patients were investigated for presence of respiratory viruses either in 56...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Gerna G,Vitulo P,Rovida F,Lilleri D,Pellegrini C,Oggionni T,Campanini G,Baldanti F,Revello MG

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:The performance of French virology laboratories belonging to the ANRS network has been assessed annually for 3 years. The performance of these laboratories was compared between the years 2002 and 2003. Ten and 7 coded samples were sent to 38 virology laboratories in 2002 and 45 virology laboratories in 2003, respectiv...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Descamps D,Delaugerre C,Masquelier B,Ruffault A,Marcelin AG,Izopet J,Chaix ML,Calvez V,Brun-Vézinet F,Costagliola D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taiwan was a hyperendemic area for hepatitis A and B viruses (HAV and HBV) infection before late 1980s. To study the seroprevalence of hepatitis A, B, C, and E viruses (HCV and HEV) infection among preschool children in Taiwan, a community-based survey was carried out in 54 kindergartens in 10 urban areas, 10 rural ar...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Lin JB,Lin DB,Chen SC,Chen PS,Chen WK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the causative agents of most cervical carcinomas. A complete understanding of the HPV types that cause cervical carcinoma is needed as vaccines are designed. Fresh tissues are not always available for such studies. We therefore sought to determine the feasibility of HPV studies using f...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Bryan JT,Taddeo F,Skulsky D,Jansen KU,Frain BM,Qadadri B,Brown DR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV is among the most generically variable of human pathogens. A comprehensive and detailed description of HIV strains in the pandemic is an important foundation for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The current sequence database for HIV includes almost 800 complete genome sequences, documenting HIV-1 groups M, O,...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： McCutchan FE

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic variability of hepatitis B virus (HBV) represents a challenge for the sensitivity of immunologic and molecular based assays. Genotyping studies show that the genetic diversity of HBV is very high even in industrialized countries. The analytical sensitivity of HBsAg and anti-HBs assays may be dependent on H...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Weber B

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes two measles outbreaks--one in Cape Town, South Africa in November 2002, and the other in Luanda, Angola in March 2003. The outbreaks were notable because they were caused by closely related genotype B2 viruses. This genotype was first described in an outbreak in Libreville, Gabon in the 1980s and ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Smit SB,Hardie D,Tiemessen CT

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and thirty fecal specimens were collected from children (up to 5 years of age) admitted with suspected rotaviral gastroenteritis at four Irish hospitals (Cork University Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Cork, Waterford Regional Hospital, and Kerry General Hospital) in the southern region of Ireland, between 2001 ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Reidy N,O'Halloran F,Fanning S,Cryan B,O'Shea H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present eight hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes have been characterized: A to H. The most common genotype in Northern Europe is genotype A. So far there is no record of the specific HBV genotype distribution in Iceland. Iceland has a small population whose homogeneity has changed due to increasing migration during ...

journal_title：Journal of medical virology

authors： Björnsdottir TB,Stanzeit B,Sällberg M,Löve A,Hultgren C

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00