Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 17th, 1995
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DNA-Vaccination/HBV - Murine Humoral Responses Mimic Natural Infection in Humans
Blood Banking - RBCs Stored in S/D Plasma Can Be Used for Transfusion
Blood Banking - Risk from Virus Being Ignored, Expert Says
Evolution - RNA Viruses' Adaptive Capacity Exponentially Exceeds Expectations
Hepatitis A Vaccine - Federal Advisory Committee Recommends Immunization
Hepatitis B Virus - Vaccinating STD Patients
International/France - Two Independent HCV Epidemics Have Been Ongoing for 20 Years
Virology/HCV - Type 5 and Type 1 Are Most Prevalent Genotypes in South Africa
Diagnosis - ET-NANB Hepatitis Patients Present with Acute Cholecystitis-Like Features
Diagnostics - Hepatitis - "Detection of Hepatitis B Viral DNA (HBV DNA) with Alkaline Lysis Extraction and One-Stage Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)."
Diagnostics - Hepatitis - "Hepatitis C ELISA Indeterminate Results and RIBA 3."
Diagnostics - Hepatitis - "Quantitation of HCV RNA from Serum Samples Using a RT-PCR Capture Hybridization Assay."
Immunology - Hepatitis - "Antibody to Hepatitis E Virus (anti-HEV) IgM, IgG Subtypes Detected by Enzyme Immunoassay Based on an EAV-Artificial Mosaic Protein."
Pathogenesis - "In Vitro and In Vivo Analyses of a Cytopathic Strain of Hepatitis A Virus."
Vaccine Efficacy - "Serological Control of the Hepatitis-B Vaccination."
HBV Vaccine - Cost Effectiveness - "Hepatitis B Vaccination the Cost Effectiveness of Alternative Strategies in England and Wales."
Hepatitis B Virus - Amino Acid Substitutions - "Mutations of Some Critical Amino Acid Residues in the Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen."
Hepatitis B Virus - Immunology - "The Expression of IL-2, IL-4 and Interferon-Gamma (IFN-Gamma) mRNA Using Liver Biopsies at Different Phases of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Hepatitis B."
Hepatitis B Virus - Mimicking Infection - "DNA-Mediated Immunization to the Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Mice: Aspects of the Humoral Response Mimic Hepatitis B Viral Infection in Humans."
Hepatitis B Virus - Salivary Sampling - "Salivary Sampling for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Carriage: A Sensitive Technique Suitable for Epidemiological Studies."
Hepatitis C Virus - Genotypes and Transmission - "Relationship Between Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes and Sources of Infection in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C."
Hepatitis C Virus - Sexual Transmission - "Heterosexual Activity as a Risk Factor for the Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus."
Hepatitis C Virus - Skin Disease Association - "Chronic Hepatitis C and Skin Diseases: A Review."
Hereditary Haemolytic Anaemias - "Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Human Immune Deficiency Virus Markers among Patients with Hereditary Haemolytic Anaemias."
International/Hong Kong - HBV Variants - "Further Characterization of 2 Types of Precore Variant Hepatitis B Virus Isolates from Hong Kong."
International/Israel - HEV in Hemophilia - "Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Hemophiliacs."
International/Singapore - HBV Sexual Transmission - "Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) Infection in Singapore Men with Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection: Role of Sexual Transmission in a City State with Intermediate HBV Endemicity."
International/Spain - Hepatitis/HIV Coinfection - "Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Chronic Viral Liver Disease in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection."
Therapy - Hepatitis B Virus - "Quantitative Assessment of IgM Antibodies Towards an Immunodominant B-Cell Epitope within the preS2 Domain of HBV in the Natural Course and during Combined Prednisone/Interferon Alpha 2b Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B V
Therapy - Hepatitis C Virus - "Loss of Serum HCV RNA at Week 4 of Interferon-Alpha Therapy is Associated with More Favorable Long-Term Response in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C."
Therapy/Diagnostics - Hepatitis C Virus - "Usefulness of Simple Assays for Serum Concentration of Hepatitis C Virus RNA and HCV Genotype in Predicting the Response of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C to Interferon Alpha 2a Therapy."
Transplantation - IFN(alpha) Therapy Recipients - "Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Recombinant Interferon Alpha in Kidney Transplant Recipients."
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