conclusions hiv/hcv co-infection is an important medical problem in north-eastern poland. a history of incarceration and younger age at hiv diagnosis were additional to idu risk factors for hcv seropositivity in this cohort. patients and methods adult hiv-1 infected patients, with at least one antihcv result, treated in one of polish hiv/aids reference centers, participated in this cross-sectio...

context hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) infections constitute a major global health problem. about 60,000 and 350,000 deaths occur as the results of hbv and hcv infections, respectively. chronic hepatitis b and c infections are leading causes of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) which are considered as the third cancer-associated cause of deaths worldwide. iran su...

evidence for more than one etiologic agent has been recognized only since the 1940s, when 2 viruses [hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV)] were thought to account for all disease. In the past 20 years, 3 additional hepatitis agents [hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), and hepatitis E virus (HEV)] have been discovered, and there is evidence for at least one additiona...

conclusions overall, we found that obi was rare, but that the prevalence of obi was slightly higher in jiangsu than in other areas of china. methods all donor samples were routinely screened by double enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for hepatitis c virus (hcv), hepatitis b virus (hbv), human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), treponema pallidum (tp), and alanine aminotransferase (alt). sin...

Background and Aims: Torque teno virus (TTV) is a DNA virus that isolated from the serum of a Japanese patient without A-G transfusion-transmitted hepatitis and other etiology. TTV is detectable in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, different body fluids and secretions such as stools, saliva, semen, vaginal fluid. The genome exhibits high diversity that has enabled the determination...

this study was conducted to find out the prevalence, viral load and co-infection of hbv and hcv infection among patients seeking to hospital care in mashhad, iran. a total of 402 samples (349 samples for hbv and 53 for hcv) were received and were screened for hepatitis b and c during 2004 to 2014. viral loads of hbv dna and hcv rna were quantified by real-time pcr. among 349 collected samples, ...

conclusions the prevalence of hbv infection among donors in duhok was comparable with those of reports from other parts of iraq. education and immunization should be initiated to target the high-risk groups. furthermore, a community-based study is recommended to study the prevalence of hbv and hcv infection in the population. background the prevalence of blood borne viral infection is escalatin...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis E virus infection usually causes an acute and self-resolving hepatitis. In areas where chronic hepatitis B virus infection is prevalent, acute hepatitis E virus superinfection on chronic hepatitis B virus infection occurs sporadically. In recent years, however, chronic hepatitis E virus infection has been recognized in patients under immunosuppressant therapy. To the best o...

Background: Infections due to the hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) viruses constitute a global public health problem. Although screening of these infections remains a pivotal tool for timely detection and management of carriers, this preventive measure has been neglected in Africa. Objective: The current study determined the prevalence of hepatitis...