A Comparison of Three Different Treatment Regimens of HCV Infection In 295 Iraqi Patients by Wasan Khraibet Jasim

“…Background: Viral Hepatitis C infection is global public health problem throughout the world.Different treatment regimens are use which produce different rate of response affected by many factors. …”
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Features of HIV infection in adults by L. N. Aftaeva, V. L. Mel’nikov, S. V. Votolkina, A. R. Sudapina, M. V. Nikol’skaya

“…According to the results of the research, HIV infection is more common in men whose average age is 35.7 ± 9.1 years; in 69 % of cases-these are unemployed people; the average duration of the disease (by the date of registration at the dispensary) – 4.2 ± 4.1 years; unprotected sex is the leading factor of infection (35 %); there is a decrease in the share of infection by parenteral route with the use of drugs (32 %); in the structure of clinical manifestations, bronchopulmonary pathology (58 %) and chronic viral hepatitis C (60 %) prevails; diagnosed opportunistic infections were more often candidiasis of the oral cavity and esophagus (23 %), pneumocystic pneumonia (8 %) and Kaposi’s sarcoma (2 %). …”
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UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGES IN EPIDEMIC PROCESS MANIFESTATIONS OF ANTHROPONOSIS INFECTIONS IN RECENT DECADES by N. I Briko, A. Ya Mindlina, R. V Polibin

“…A comparative retrospective epidemiologic analysis of morbidity of the population with viral hepatitis A, Sonnei and Flexneri shigellae, rotavirus infection, pertussis, diphtheria, varicella, rubella, pneumococcal infection and possible risk factors by 47 European countries and territories of Russian Federation was carried out, the maximum depth of search was 89 years. …”
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A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Confused with Infective Endocarditis by Sibel Serin, Kevser Kutlu Tatar, Tayyibe Saler

“…In the differential diagnosis, other connective tissue diseases, infective endocarditis, infections such as viral hepatitis, endocrine disorders such as hypothyroidism, sarcoidosis, and some malignant tumors should be considered. …”
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دور الطّرق غير الغازية ( الإيكوغرافي ultasound) في تشخيص تشّمع الكبد: by حسان زيزفون, باسل العباس, علا رسلان

“…Main cause of cirrhosis is chronic viral hepatitis. Sensitivity is 88%,specificity is 80% in diagnosing cirrhosis.…”
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Estimating the burden of disease from unsafe injections in India: A cost-benefit assessment of the auto-disable syringe in a country with low blood-borne virus prevalence by Savanna Reid

“…Background: Unsafe medical injections are a prevalent risk factor for viral hepatitis and HIV in India. Objectives: This review undertakes a cost-benefit assessment of the auto-disable syringe, now being introduced to prevent the spread of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). …”
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A systematic review of the effects of hepatitis B and C virus on the progression of liver fluke infection to liver cancer by Allison O’Rourke

“…Two presented evidence in support of a synergistic relationship between liver fluke and viral hepatitis infection while the other found no relationship. …”
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Fractional order differential equations for chronic liver cirrhosis with frequent hospitalization by Lemesa Bedjisa Dano, Koya Purnachandra Rao, Temesgen Duressa Keno

“…Abstract Objective Liver cirrhosis, which is considered as the terminal stage of liver diseases, has become life-threatening among non-communicable diseases in the world. Viral hepatitis (hepatitis B and C) is the major risk factor for the development and progression of chronic liver cirrhosis. …”
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“Brain on Fire”: Hyperperfusion as a Hallmark of Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy by Sameer Peer, Paramdeep Singh, Ritish Gupta, Priya Bhat

“…We describe a very rare case of acute fulminant hepatic failure as a complication of acute viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis A virus, complicated by hyperammonemic encephalopathy. …”
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Hormone replacement therapy may improve hepatic function in women with Turner's syndrome. by Elsheikh, M, Hodgson, H, Wass, J, Conway, G

“…MEASUREMENTS: Liver enzymes (gamma glutamyl transferase, aspartate transaminase and alkaline phosphatase), albumin and bilirubin were measured on and off HRT. Viral hepatitis serology and liver autoantibodies were tested in patients with abnormal liver function. …”

The hepatitis C virus internal ribosome entry site facilitates efficient protein synthesis in blood vessel endothelium during tumour angiogenesis. by Chung, G, Yamada, Y, Pannell, R, Forster, A, Rabbitts, T

“…We have demonstrated that the viral hepatitis C IRES element is a powerful mediator of protein synthesis in angiogenesis, such as found in solid tumours. …”

Epidemiology and impact of HIV coinfection with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses in Sub-Saharan Africa by Matthews, P, Geretti, A, Goulder, P, Klenerman, P

“…In high-income settings, the impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) on survival has unmasked chronic liver disease from viral hepatitis B or hepatitis C as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals with HIV infection. …”

Characteristics and outcomes of cholangiocarcinoma by region in Thailand: A nationwide study by Chaiteerakij, R, Pan-Ngum, W, Poovorawan, K, Soonthornworasiri, N, Treeprasertsuk, S, Phaosawasdi, K

“…Significantly more cholangiocarcinoma patients had diabetes, cirrhosis, and chronic viral hepatitis B/C infection than noncholangiocarcinoma participants (diabetes: 11.42% vs 5.28%; cirrhosis: 4.81% vs 0.92%; hepatitis B: 0.74% vs 0.12%; and hepatitis C: 0.50% vs 0.10%, p < 0.0001 for all, respectively). …”

Interplay between Hepatitis D Virus and the Interferon Response by Zhenfeng Zhang, Stephan Urban

“…Chronic hepatitis D (CHD) is the most severe form of viral hepatitis, with rapid progression of liver-related diseases and high rates of development of hepatocellular carcinoma. …”
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Community-based prevention of hepatitis-B-related liver cancer: Australian insights by Monica C Robotin, Melanie Q Kansil, Mamta Porwal, Andrew G Penman, Jacob George

“…Problem Although most primary hepatocellular cancers (HCCs) are attributable to chronic viral hepatitis and largely preventable, such cancers remain a leading cause of cancer-related mortality wherever chronic hepatitis B is endemic. …”
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Twenty years of universal vaccination against hepatitis B in Italy: achievements and challanges by Luisa Romano', Sara Paladini, Alessandro R. Zanetti

“…Viral hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable disease. Vaccination has proved to be safe and highly effective in reducing the incidence, the carrier rate and HBV-related mortality on a global scale. …”
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WITHDRAWN: Comparing the prognostic impact of 131I or/and Artificial Liver Support System on liver function failure combined with hyperthyroidism by Danzhou Fang, Shiying Li, Yirui Wang, Yan Tian, Yue Chen, Shunhao Zhou, Yixuan Li, Yalan Xiong, Gengbiao Yuan, Maohua Rao

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The pharmacology and activity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): a review of their use as an adjuvant treatment in patients with HBV and HCV chronic hepatitis by Sirio Fiorino, Carmela Cursaro, Stefania Lorenzini, Elisabetta Loggi, Lucia Brodosi, Laura Cattani, Andrea Cuppini, Mauro Bernardi, Pietro Andreone

“…<br />Discussion: The use of NSAIDs in patients with chronic viral hepatitis has only a ‘‘historical’’ interest. Nevertheless, the possible usefulness of ketoprofen with PEG-IFN and ribavirin for HCVinfected patients, non-responders to standard therapy or with genotype 1, should be evaluated in future clinical studies.…”
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Hepatitis E virus and Klebsiella pneumoniae co-infection detected by metagenomics next-generation sequencing in a patient with central nervous system and bloodstream Infection: a c... by Manman Cui, Wei Sun, Yuan Xue, Jiangnan Yang, Tianmin Xu

“…Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide with major prevalence in the developing countries and can cause extrahepatic disease including the nervous system. …”
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ACUTE HEPATITIS С ON THE BACKGROUND OF LIVER Cirrhosis IN THE OUTCOME OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS C: CLINICAL CASE by V. G. Morozov, E. S. Malova, L. M. Topornina, E. V. Jarkova, A. A. Ribkina, L. N. Finko, A. M. Kalishenko, P. E. Tkachenko, A. A. Ishmukhametov

“…A patient with Child-Pugh B cirrhosis as the outcome of chronic hepatitis C (HCV), genotype 1b was treated with ombitasvir/ paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir (Viekira Pak) and ribavirin (Ribavirin-SZ) for 12 weeks with achievement of sustained virological response. 48 weeks after the end of the antiviral treatment the patient developed acute viral hepatitis with high level of liver aminotransferases caused by the hepatitis C virus genotype 3a. …”
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