conclusions with our laboratory diagnostic method, it seems that there are no cases of oci in patients with aih. however, we recommend further studies with more samples and more precise laboratory method. results six males and 29 females with mean disease duration of 77.1 ± 39.5 month and mean age of 43.62 ± 12.67 years were investigated. all cases were negative for anti-hcv antibody and we cou...

results in the study, 281 hairdressers participated. there was a statistically significant relationship between education level and knowledge score of hairdressers (p < 0.001). we found a statistically significant relationship between knowledge level and job history of hairdressers according to the pearson’s correlation coefficient (p = 0.004). the results did not show any statistically signifi...

AIM To evaluate changes in liver histology in patients with human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus coinfection non-responders to a suboptimal Interferon+Ribavirine regimen. MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated 49 patients with two sequential liver biopsies: 18 were non-responders to Interferon+Ribavirine treatment (Group hepatitis C virus Rx) administered after the 1st liver biopsy w...

OBJECTIVES Progression of hepatic fibrosis is accelerated in patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus compared to hepatitis C virus mono-infected patients. This study aimed to compare ultrasound features and selected clinical and biochemical variables between patients with human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus co-infection (n=16) versus hepatitis C v...

OBJECTIVES Hepatitis C-virus-persistence after orthotopic liver transplant leads to reduced patient and graft survival compared to other indications. Current interferon-based antiviral therapy of hepatitis C-virus-infection posttransplant provides a sustained response rate of 30% to 40%. This study, performed in an hepatitis C-virus-reinfected liver transplant population, examines the antiviral...

1075 setting: a review with recommendations for control. Semin Dial Interferon treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in patients on hemodialysis. Serial quantit-909–910 (Letter) ative analysis of serum hepatitis C virus RNA levels in patients 20. Graziani G, Badalamenti S, Sampietro M, et al. Produzione with acute and chronic hepatitis C. virus RNA levels by quantitative competitive RNA pol...

OBJECTIVE To determine the association of interferon alpha receptor-1 with success rate of interferon therapy in patients co-infected with hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus. METHODS The study was conducted at the Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from December 2013 to November 2014, and comprised patients with hepatitis C and hepatitis B co-infection. The patients were treated...

Background: Hemophilia A and B are the most frequent congenital coagulation disorders. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B, C and human immunodeficiency viruses among hemophilic patients in Hamadan, Iran. Patients and Methods: In this study, patients with hemophilia A and B treated in Hamedan Hemophilia Center, Hamedan, Iran, were screened for hepatitis B, C and...