In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented ... a PCR assay for HIV RNA was also negative. Blood tests for hepatitis A virus IgM, hepatitis B virus core IgM, hepatitis ...

ABSTRACT: Viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infections are endemic in Africa ... to occur in children with sickle cell disease because of the need for multiple blood transfusions. This pilot study ...

Mr. Cassidy tested Mr. Kennedy’s promise in real time, reading the results of ... infants did not need to be vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth, Mr. Cassidy stepped in to contradict him.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...

The American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) updated its clinical practice guidelines for managing hepatitis B ...

Existing treatment criteria for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are mainly based on data from observational studies, such as the REVEAL study from Taiwan, which was initiated in the early ...

With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...

The diagnosis of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is based on the ... Molecular detection methods may be used to ensure viral safety of blood products and to monitor food and environmental ...

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

Hepatitis C is a liver disorder caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Hepatitis C can go ... Hepatitis C is passed via blood-to-blood contact with someone who has HCV. The most common way ...

Figure 2 The mechanism of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation. Immune control phase, HBV-specific T-cell suppress viral replication by both cytopathic effects and non-cytopathic cytokine pathways, B ...

About 250 million people worldwide are chronically infected with Hepatitis B virus (HBV), contributing to a large burden on public health. Despite the existence of vaccines and antiviral drugs to ...