Hepatitis C Virus RNA Viremia in Central Africa

Hepatitis C virus RNA viremia in Central Africa.

of age. Sex was not significantly associated (mean male to female sex ratio was 32.4:18 for S. typhi and 15.8:10.6 for S. paratyphi A). S. typhi has become increasingly sensitive to amoxycillin, chloramphenicol, and gentamicin, increasing from 75.1% in 1994 to 96.6% in 1998 for amoxycillin, from 71.9% in 1994 to 91.6% in 1998 for chloramphenicol, and from 96.4% to 100% for gentamicin. S. paraty...

Hepatitis C Virus RNA

Identification of hepatitis C virus RNA in peritoneal dialysis fluid of patients with viremia.

BACKGROUND The potential risk for transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been studied previously, with conflicting results. METHODS To assess whether HCV crosses the peritoneal membrane, the following determinations were performed in 16 patients (7 males, 9 females; mean age 41.8 years; mean time on PD 14 +/- 15 months) undergoing PD: serum anti-HCV using seco...

Hepatitis C virus antibody and hepatitis C viremia in pediatric dialysis patients in Taiwan.

Lactoferrin inhibits hepatitis C virus viremia in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a pilot study.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. We recently found that bovine lactoferrin, a milk protein belonging to the iron transporter family, effectively prevented HCV infection in cultured human hepatocytes (PH5CH8). We tested the hypothesis that lactoferrin inhibits HCV viremia in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Eleven patients wi...