conclusions the current study found a relatively high frequency of positivity gbv-c-exposure among the patients receiving hemodialysis in the area understudy. nosocomial transmission seems to be the main route of gbv-c infection in the area. objectives the current study aimed to evaluate gbv-c infection among hemodialysis patients. patients and methods totally, 149 patients receiving hemodialys...

To the Editor—The recent report of Yasui et al. [1] describing the dynamics of hepatitis C viremia following interferon-a administration contains some intriguing information regarding the ratio of core protein to hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA. First, there are very few laboratories that can measure the concentration of HCV core protein in serum. Thus, the information provided in table 1 of [1], g...

The effect of a single and multiple doses of polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly (I). poly(C) on lactic dehydrogenase virus viremia has been studied. A single injection of 200 mug of poly (I)-poly(C) given 6 h before infection with lactic dehydrogenase virus caused a temporary decrease in viremia of about 2.5 log10. Repeated injections of 100 mug of poly(I)-poly(C) every 24 h beginning at -24...

background the picture that has emerged from studies investigating hiv infected people with gbv-c viremia is that they have lower plasma hiv viral loads in comparison with hiv-positive people who did not have the gbv-c viremia. objectives since gbv-c hiv coinfection has not been studied in iran, we have designed a survey to study the outcomes of gbv-c infection on hiv infected individuals. pati...

GB virus C (GBV-C) is a nonpathogenic lymphotropic virus that replicates in B and T lymphocytes. Infection with GBV-C is documented worldwide and is common: between 1% and 5% of healthy blood donors are viremic at the time of donation. Antibodies to GBV-C proteins are not usually detected during viremia, and antibodies to the GBV-C envelope glycoprotein E2 develop following the clearance of vir...

The transmission of hepatitis C virus from viremic donors to seronegative recipients kidney transplantation is well documented. Pre-transplant administration direct-acting antivirals prevents viremia, but the seroconversion rate high. We studied through transplanted tissue by determining viral RNA in 15 kidneys 8 deceased donors, 5 males and 3 females aged 52.3 ± years. HIV positive active intr...