Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 15th, 1999
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Testing - PCR for HCV, HBV, and HIV Feasible in Blood Bank Setting
At-Risk Populations (HBV) - Docs Not Complying with CDC Recommendations
Pathogenesis (HCV) - Lymphoid Cells May Explain Extrahepatic Dissemination
Proteomics - Anti-E1 May Be Marker of HCV Recurrence in OLT Patients
Testing - HCV Serum Levels Must Be Measured Monthly
Testing - IVDU's With HIV or HBV Infections May Test Positive for Syphilis
Testing - PCR Can Detect Viral Contamination of Groundwater
Therapy - Antiviral Treatment is Useful in Post-HCV Cirrhosis Patients
Therapy (HCV) - IFN Impact on Liver Fibrosis Progression Examined
Therapy (HCV) - Oligonucleotides May Be Useful in Treating Hepatitis C
Cholangiocarcinoma - Increased TSP-1, Decreased VEGF May Underlie Limited Angiogenesis
Growth Factors - VEGF Stimulates Liver Regeneration
Animal Models (HBV) - Trimera Disease Model Developed for Hepatitis B
Childhood Immunization (Hepatitis A) - Study Finds Universal Vaccination to be Effective and Cost-Effective
Industry News (Acquisitions) - Marketing Rights Acquired for Hepatitis C Test
Industry News (Hepatitis C) - Combination Therapy Advances to Phase III Trials
Hepatitis Vaccines - "Effects of a Supplementary Hepatitis B Vaccine Dose in Children Aged 8 to 10 Years Unprotected after Primary Vaccination."
Hepatitis Vaccines - "Immunization Against Hepatitis A During an Outbreak in a Jewish Orthodox Community - Montreal Region, 1997-1998."
Immunization Program - "Hepatitis A Immunization Program for Intravenous Drug Users (IDU) and Persons with Hepatitis C in British Columbia."
Immunization Program - "Immunization in a First Nations Community During a Hepatitis A Outbreak."
Racial Differences (Therapy) - "Reduced Therapeutic Response in Black verses White Patients Treated with Interferon alpha-2b Plus Ribavirin for Hepatitis C."
Disease Management (Cancer/HBV) - "Chemotherapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation for Cancer Patients Who Are also Chronic Hepatitis B Carriers: A Review of the Problem."
HHV-6 - "Lymphoproliferative Responses to Human Herpesvirus-6 Variant A and Variant B in Healthy Adults."
Hepatitis E Virus - "Primary Structure of Open Reading Frame 2 and 3 of the Hepatitis E Virus Isolated from Morocco."
Immunology (HCV) - "Hepatitis C Virus Envelope Glycoprotein E1 Originates in the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Requires Cytoplasmic Processing for Presentation by Class I MHC Molecules."
Immunology (HCV) - "Identification of HLA-A3 and -B7-Restricted CTL Response to Hepatitis C Virus in Patients with Acute and Chronic Hepatitis C."
Transmission (HCV) - "Heterosexual Transmission of Hepatitis C in Italy."
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