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Objective: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is more common in patients undergoing dialysis compared to the normal population. The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of hepatitis C in patients undergoing hemo...

More than 170 million people are thought to be infected by the hepatitis C virus globally and nearly one million of these patients were die due to cirhhosis and hepatocelular carcinoma every year. Hepatitis C infection i...

Materias / palabras clave: blood-borne infections; healthcare-associated infections; hepatitis C virus; HIV; parenteral transmission

Abstract Introduction Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is related with several liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinomas, leading to more than 0.5 million deaths every year and to a great global bu...

To characterize peripheral blood natural killer (NK) cells phenotypes by flow cytometry as potential biomarker of liver fibrosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfected patients. Samples ...

In a prospective open-label study aimed at evaluating the impact of pharmacist interventions on hepatitis C patients undergoing interferon α2a and ribavirin therapy, patients aged 20 to 60 were divided into seven cohort...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. HCV infection is associated with some glomerular disease. It also has a high incidence in patie...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Despite growing interest in the role of vitamin D in various infectious diseases, limited evidence exists regarding its association with platelet (PLT) parameters in patients with COVID‐19 ...

The incidence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in kidney transplant recipients is 5%-15%, and HCV is an important risk factor for posttransplant kidney issues. Novel interferon-free regimens with direct-actin...

Abstract Background This study aims to establish the epidemiological and clinical Profile of viral hepatitis B and C (HBV and HCV) among adult patients attending the hepatitis clinic at Rwanda Military Referral and Teach...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important comorbidity factor during several stages of chronic kidney disease. There is no consensus in the literature about the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of HCV infection...

New direct acting antiviral agents are quite effective in treating hepatitis-C virus infection (HCV). Treating HCV that occurs or relapses after kidney transplantation necessitates a heedful approach for selecting the ...

AIM: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of hepatitis C virus on platelet parameters in hemodialysis patients. MATERIALS and METHODS: We included patients who received hemodialysis in Van region in Turke...

The possible role of HLA antigens in the occurence and the chronicity of Hepatitis C Infection (HCV) in dialysis patients is investigated in this study. The study was performed on a total of 109 patients, 66 of whom we...

"Nuevas tecnologías de análisis genético han revolucionado el panorama del diagnóstico en la medicina. La secuenciación masiva en paralelo o Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), ha logrado llevar la secuenciación del ...

Se efectuó una encuesta epidemiológica al personal de salud del Hospital Regional de Ayacucho y al personal de los establecimientos de salud de su jurisdicción (Microrred Huamanga), sobre la exposición laboral al vir...

Con el objetivo de describir y evaluar los efectos adversos relacionados con la administración de la combinación Interferón α-2β recombinante-Ribavirina en el tratamiento de la hepatitis C, se revisó el total de hi...

Abstract Background Mongolia has a high prevalence of liver disease from chronic viral hepatitis infections, which can compromise the immune response. It is unclear whether people with chronic liver disease produce a rob...

AIM: The hepatitis B infection is a subject that still keeps its significance for hemodialysis staff members and hemodialysis patients at present. In this study, our aim was to evaluate whether the infections occurring d...

Abstract Background The roles of pharmacists have changed in recent times, with pharmacists advancing public health through immunization. Objective This study aimed to evaluate community pharmacists’ knowledge, attitud...

Recently a new human hepatitis virus was identified. Hepatitis G virus (HGV) can be transmitted parenterally. Patients on hemodialysis (HD) have been shown to be at increased risk of this new virus. Whether continuous am...

Hepatitis-B is stili a problem in dialysis units and the number of nonresponders to hepatitis-B vaccination is relatively high in patients on regular hemodialysis treatment. The reason for low seroconversion rates in hem...

Abstract Background Despite global efforts to reduce preventable childhood illness by distributing infant vaccines, immunization coverage in sub-Saharan African settings remains low. Further, timely administration of vac...

We aim to study infection of Transfusion Transmitted virus and associated with HGV and HCV on hemodialysis patients with chronic renal failure. This study was performed on 50 hemodialysis patients (30 male, 20 female)...