Complete genomes for hepatitis C virus subtypes 6f, 6i, 6j and 6m: viral genetic diversity among Thai blood donors and infected spouses

L Lu, C Li, Y Fu, L Thaikruea… - Journal of general …, 2007 - microbiologyresearch.org
In this study, the first complete genome sequences for hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes 6f,
6i, 6j and 6m, obtained from infected blood donors in Chiang Mai, Thailand, are reported …

Molecular investigation of interspousal transmission of hepatitis C virus in two Japanese patients who acquired acute hepatitis C after 40 or 42 years of marriage

H Nakayama, Y Sugai, S Ikeya, J Inoue… - Journal of medical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A 65‐year‐old woman (C1I) and a 65‐year‐old man (C2I) contracted acute
hepatitis C 40 or 42 years after marriage, respectively, in Japan. They had no discernible …

Timing of interferon therapy and sources of infection in patients with acute hepatitis C

K Ogata, T Ide, R Kumashiro, H Kumada… - Hepatology …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Controversy over the selection of patients and optimum therapeutic
method for acute hepatitis C has continued. The aims of this study were to investigate the …

Intraspousal transmission of hepatitis C virus occurring after 42 years of marriage: no relation to HCV RNA titers

M Yagura, H Fukui, S Murai, H Tokita… - Official journal of the …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
3. Armstrong GL, Bell BP. Hepatitis A virus infections in the United States: Model-based
estimates and implications for childhood immunization. Pediatrics 2002; 109: 839–45. 4 …

Pathophysiology of hepatitis C and HIV coinfection

KD Phillips, R Brewer - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2003 - Elsevier
Hepatitis C infection is the most common cause of chronic hepatitis that can lead to cirrhosis
and hepatocellular cancer. Hepatitis C virus infects approximately 70 million people …

A case of acute hepatitis C caused by interspousal transmission after 30 years of marriage

N Nishimura, N Isoda, T Higashizawa, T Otake… - Clinical journal of …, 2010 - Springer
We describe a case of interspousal transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after 30
years of marriage which was confirmed by gene analysis. A 60-year-old man was referred to …

Molecular evolution of hepatitis C virus quasispecies.

A Oon - 2007 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
The viral dynamics of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in newly acquired infection are not well
understood. HCV exists within an individual as a spectrum of minor variants termed …

Correlates of protective immunity in individuals who are exposed to Hepatitis C but appear uninfected

L Elliott - 2006 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) currently infects 3% of the world's population, with chronic
infection in 50-80% of exposed individuals. A small subset of individuals who are exposed to …

結婚50 年後に感染したHCV 夫婦間感染の1 例

矢倉道泰, 田中晃久, 時田元, 上司裕史, 原田英治 - 肝臓, 2005 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 結婚後 50 年経って HCV の夫婦間感染が成立した 1 例を報告した. 妻は 72 歳. 1955
年出産時に輸血. 1989 年に初めて肝機能異常を指摘され, 1992 年より当院へ通院. 1992 年 4 月 …

結婚40 年後の配偶者間性行為感染が疑われたC 型急性肝炎の1 例

相川達也, 小島眞樹, 宮本久仁子, 上野ちさと, 高橋雅春… - 肝臓, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 67 歳の男性が結婚 40 年後に C 型急性肝炎を発症した. その妻 (68 歳) が C
型慢性肝炎患者であり, C 型肝炎ウイルス (HCV) RNA が高力価陽性 (> 5,000 KIU/ml) であった …