Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 27th, 1996
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Prevention - Trientine Protective Against Hepatitis/HCC
At-Risk Populations (IVDUs) - Hepatitis B and C Prevalent Among Injection Drug Users
Blood Banking (Pooled Plasma Derivatives) - IV Ig HCV Outbreak in US Was Not Properly Investigated
Blood Banking (Pooled Plasma Derivatives) - UK Investigators Follow-Up on Contaminated IV Ig Recipients
Blood Banking (Viral Inactivation) - Rutin Added to Fibrinogen Prevents Degradation during Irradiation
Case Study - Hepatitis Caused by BCG Treatment for Bladder Cancer
International (Europe) - French Firm Pays $42 Million for Vaccine Technology
Liver Fibrosis - Hyaluronan Superior as Marker of HCV Related Fibrosis
Obstetrics (HCV) - HCV Infection Does Not Increase Risk
Pathogenesis - Telomere Shortening Seen in HCC/Hepatitis Infection
Pathogenesis (HBV) - V-8 Protease-Digested HBV Can Infect HCC Cell Line
Therapy (HCV) - Low Dose Interferon Elicits 15 Percent Response Rate
Virology (HDV) - Ribozyme Critical in HDV Life Cycle
Combination Therapies (Hepatitis) - "Interferon (IFN) Treatment for Chronic Active Hepatitis C (CAH-C): Efficacy of IFN Alone vs Combination Treatment with Tauro-Ursodeoxycholic Acid (t-UD
Pathogenesis (HCV) - "MHC Class II Antigens Expression and Dendritic Cells in PBC and Chronic Hepatitis C." Z. Krastev, L. Mateva, R. Ivanova, A. Alexiev and B. Alexiev. Clinic of Gastroenterology, University
Prophylaxis (Travel) - "Preventive Measures and Health Precautions Employed by Travel Medicine Advisors Before and During Travel to Mexico for an International Conference."
Therapy (Hepatitis) - "Ursodeoxycholic Acid With and Without Interferon Alpha in the Treatment of Chronic Active Hepatitis."
Diagnostics (HCV) - "Comparative Evaluation of Two Serologic Typing Methods for Hepatitis C Virus."
Diagnostics (HCV) - "Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Specific Core Protein in Serum of Patients by a Sensitive Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)."
GB Hepatitis Virus - "Identification of Antigenic Regions in the GB Hepatitis Viruses GBV-A, GBV-B, and GBV-C."
HBV Vaccines - "Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccine Use in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients - Long-Term Evaluation and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis."
Immunology (HAV) - "Increased IgM Class Circulating Immune Complexes in Acute Hepatitis A Virus Infection."
Pediatrics (HBV) - "Long-Term Persistence of Hepatitis B Virus DNA in the Serum of Children with Chronic Hepatitis B after Hepatitis B e Antigen to Antibody Seroconversion."
Transplantation (Liver) - "Recurrent Hepatitis C Virus Hepatitis in Liver Transplant Recipients Receiving Tacrolimus: Association with Rejection and Increased Immunosuppression after Transplantation."
Transplantation (Renal) - "A Prospective Study of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Renal Allograft Recipients."
Virology (HCV) - "Hepatitis C Plasma Viral Load Is Associated with HCV Genotype but Not with HIV Coinfection."
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