10 datasets found
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Federal
Physicians' preference values for hepatitis C health states and antiviral therapy: A survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Physicians' perspectives regarding hepatitis C shape their approach to patient management. We used utility analysis to evaluate physicians' perceptions of... -
Federal
Changes in anti-viral effectiveness of interferon after dose reduction in chronic hepatitis c patients: a case control study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background High dose interferon induction treatment of hepatitis C viral infection blocks viral production over 95%. Since dose reduction is often performed due to... -
Federal
Risk factors for acquisition of hepatitis C virus infection: a case series and potential implications for disease surveillance
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Transmission of hepatitis C vims (HCV) is strongly associated with use of contaminated blood products and injection drugs. Other "non-parental" modes of... -
Federal
Stable hepatitis C virus RNA detection by RT-PCR during four days storage
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Suboptimal specimen processing and storage conditions of samples which contain hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA may result in a decline of HCV RNA concentration... -
Federal
Prevalence of hepatitis B and C markers in high-risk hospitalised patients in Crete: a five-year observational study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background So far the prevalence of viral hepatitis infection in hospitalized patients has not been extensively studied. Therefore we conducted the present five-year... -
Federal
Synthesis of a novel hepatitis C virus protein by ribosomal frameshift
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important human pathogen that affects ∼100 million people worldwide. Its RNA genome codes for a polyprotein, which is cleaved by viral... -
Federal
Low prevalence of liver-kidney microsomal autoantibodies of type 1 (LKM
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Hepatitis C is a serious problem on the Greek island of Crete, where a high prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C (anti-HCV) has recently been... -
Federal
Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among blood donors in southern Brazil: a case-control study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In Brazil, it is estimated that between 2.5 and 4.9% of the general population present anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies, which corresponds to as... -
Federal
Hepatitis C virus whole genome position weight matrix and robust primer design
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The high degree of sequence heterogeneity found in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolates, makes robust nucleic acid-based assays difficult to generate.... -
Federal
The diagnostic value of liver biopsy
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Since the introduction of molecular diagnostic tools such as markers for hepatitis C and different autoimmune diseases, liver biopsy is thought to be...
10 datasets found