Hepatitis outbreaks in hemodialysis (HD) patients and staff were reported in the late 1960s, and a number of hepatotropic viruses transmitted by blood and other body fluids have been identified. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was the first significant hepatotropic virus to be identified in HD centers. HBV infection has been effectively controlled by active vaccination, screening of blood donors, the u...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the leading causes chronic liver disease. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) a major complication associated with HCV infection, significant mortality and morbidity rates. This study aimed to measure biochemical parameters RNA levels for detection severity hepatitis virus- hepatocellular carcinoma. The was conducted on 100 patients, ages ranging from 36 68 years p...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of hepatitis C virus in lymphoproliferative disorders. METHODS A case control prospective study was performed on 143 patients with lymphoproliferative disorders and 29 patients with non-hematological malignancies were taken as controls. All the patients in both groups were analyzed for various risk factors for infection with hepatitis C virus and were tested ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a non-cytopathic positive-stranded RNA virus, is one of the most common causes of chronic liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Upon HCV infection, the majority of patients fail to clear the virus and progress to chronic hepatitis C. Chemokines are small chemotactic cytokines that direct the recruitment of immune cells a...

Liver disease has a worldwide distribution.(1,2) Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis and primary hepatocellular carcinoma in most parts of the world. In the developing countries of Asia and Africa, though hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the commonest cause of chronic liver disease, HCV is fast evolving as an equally important infection among these popu...

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are two common pathogens causing chronic hepatitis in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). With the acceptance of hepatitis B s antigen (HBsAg) screening, infected patients have been identified and isolated over the past 20 years. Consequently, hepatitis B is now being seen less frequently in dialysis units. Even though hepatitis B has become less of a probl...

the prevalence of hepatitis c virus (hcv) is approximately 3% around the world. this virus causes chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. the effectiveness of interferon-α and ribavirin therapy is about 50% and is associated with significant toxicity and cost. hence, generating new vaccines or drugs is an obligation. however, there is no vaccine available for clinical u...

conclusions this study found that gbv-c infection has a high frequency among injecting drug users with hiv/hcv coinfection and hcv mono-infection in yunnan, china. in patients with chronic hepatitis c and hiv coinfection, gbv-c rna was associated with significantly lower alt and ast levels, suggesting a beneficial effect of gbv-c infection on chronic hepatitis c. results gbv-c rna was identifie...

Background: Anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) is the only screening test being used in diagnosis of hepatitis C. In this study, we examined anti-HCV positivity rates our hospital. Objectives: The aim administering was to distinguish patients with infection from false reactive results. Methods: tests were performed at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey, between J...