[HTML][HTML] Insights from deep sequencing of the HBV genome—unique, tiny, and misunderstood

AL McNaughton, V D'Arienzo, MA Ansari, SF Lumley… - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a unique, tiny, partially double-stranded, reverse-transcribing DNA
virus with proteins encoded by multiple overlapping reading frames. The substitution rate is …

High-throughput sequencing (HTS) for the analysis of viral populations

M Pérez-Losada, M Arenas, JC Galán… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The development of High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) technologies is having a
major impact on the genomic analysis of viral populations. Current HTS platforms can …

Patterns of hepatitis C virus transmission in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected and HIV-negative men who have sex with men

C Ramière, C Charre, P Miailhes, F Bailly… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Sexually transmitted acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections (AHIs) have been
mainly described in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected men who have sex with …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and elimination of HCV-related liver disease

P Pradat, V Virlogeux, E Trépo - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, defined by active carriage of HCV RNA, affects nearly
1.0% of the worldwide population. The main risk factors include unsafe injection drug use …

[HTML][HTML] A targeted metagenomics approach to study the diversity of norovirus GII in shellfish implicated in outbreaks

M Desdouits, C Wacrenier, J Ollivier, J Schaeffer… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human noroviruses (NoV) cause epidemics of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide and
can be transmitted through consumption of contaminated foods. Fresh products such as …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of sexualized substance use and other risk practices on HCV microelimination in gbMSM living with HIV: urgent need for targeted strategies. Results of …

M Martínez-Rebollar, L De La Mora… - Infectious Diseases and …, 2021 - Springer
Methods Observational study including all PLWHIV with a RAHCV episode between June
2005 and December 2019 at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain. Incidence of RAHCV …

Incidence of recently acquired hepatitis C virus infection among HIV‐infected patients in southern Spain

A Gonzalez‐Serna, J Macias, R Palacios… - HIV …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Spain is close to HCV microelimination, so rates of recently acquired HCV
infection (RAHC) should decrease. Nowadays, men who have sex with men (MSM) carry the …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding epidemic of recently acquired HCV in HIV-coinfected patients over a period of 10 years

C Graf, L Fuhrmann, T Lutz, C Stephan, G Knecht… - JHEP Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Ongoing transmission of HCV infections is associated with risk factors
such as drug injection, needlestick injuries, and men who have sex with men (MSM). Ways …

VIPERA: Viral Intra-Patient Evolution Reporting and Analysis

M Álvarez-Herrera, J Sevilla, P Ruiz-Rodriguez… - Virus …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Viral mutations within patients nurture the adaptive potential of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during chronic infections, which are a potential …

Shared HCV Transmission Networks Among HIV-1–Positive and HIV-1–Negative Men Having Sex With Men by Ultradeep Sequencing

T Nguyen, C Delaugerre, MA Valantin… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Several studies reported hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission networks among
men having sex with men (MSM) in Europe and the spread of HCV strains from HIV–HCV …