Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 23rd, 1998
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Therapy (HCV) - Tenoxicam Doesn't Increase Interferon Efficacy
Epidemiology (HEV) - CDC Says Hepatitis E Assays Not Adequate in Non-Endemic Areas
Therapy (HCV) - IFN Shouldn't Be Given Routinely to HCV RNA Carriers with Normal ALT
Transplantation (Liver) - HBV Infection Generally Caused by Grafts from HBcAg(+) Donors
Virology - Large HDV Antigen Activates Gene Expression
Virology (HBV) - Hepatitis B Binding Protein Inhibits Viral Replication
Conference Coverage (Blood Safety) - Method Effectively Inactivates Non-Enveloped Viruses
Conference Coverage (Blood Safety) - PCR Method Enables Detection and Elimination of Virus Before Pooling
Epidemiology - Threefold Increase in Hepatitis Cases Reported
Hepatitis A Vaccines - Two New HAV Vaccines Available
Hepatitis C Virus - Alphabet Soup of HCV Infections Confuses People
Hepatitis C Virus - Search On To Find Hidden HCV in U.S.
Legal Issues - Canadian Hemophiliacs File Suit Over Tainted Blood
Immunology (HCV) - "CD8+ CTL Directed Against Multiple Hepatitis C Viral Proteins Early in the Course of Infection Correlate With Immunity and Endure Following Viral Clearance."
Combination Therapies (HCV) - "Recombinant Interferon alfa-2b (Intron A(R)) and Oral Ribavirin (Rebetol): Combination Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C."
Disease Associations - "Prevalence of Herpesviridae and Hepatitis Virus in the Liver from Patients with NANBNC Fulminant Hepatitis in Japan."
Immunology (Interferon Therapy) - "Expression of Interferon Receptor in the Liver of Chronic Hepatitis C."
Therapy (HBV) - "A Long-Term Study of Lamivudine Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis Type B."
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - "A Meta-Analysis of Epidemiological Studies on the Combined Effect of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections in Causing Hepatocellular Carcinoma."
Blood Banking (HGV) - "Hepatitis G Virus Infection in Screened Chinese Blood Donors."
Epidemiology (GBV-C) - "Distinct Prevalence of Antibodies to the E2 Protein of GB Virus C/Hepatitis G Virus in Different Parts of the World."
Epidemiology (GBV-C) - "GBV-C/HGV Infection in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Deferred Swedish Blood Donors."
HGV/HCV Coinfection - "Hepatic Histology in Hepatitis C Virus Carriers Coinfected with Hepatitis G Virus."
Serological Markers (HCV) - "Serological Markers of Autoimmunity in Renal Transplant Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C."
Therapy (HCV) - "Baseline Level and Early Suppression of Serum HCV RNA for Predicting Sustained Complete Response to alpha-Interferon Therapy."
Transmission (GBV-C) - "Mother-to-Infant Transmission Occurs More Frequently with GB Virus C Than Hepatitis C Virus."
Transmission (GBV-C) - "Multicenter Trial on Mother-to-Infant Transmission of GBV-C Virus."
Virology (HCV) - "Quasispecies Nature of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C with Mixed HCV Subtypes."
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