Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 6th, 1999
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Interferon Therapy (HBV) - Lengthened IFN Therapy Improves HBV Outcome
Coinfection (HCV/HBV) - HCV Infection Alters HBV Progression
Disease Associations - HBV Infection Could Be Linked to Aplastic Anemia
Epidemiology (TTV/HCV) - TTV Incidence Independent of HCV in Japan
Interferon Therapy (HCV) - IFN-(beta) May Be Wrong Choice in HCV with Myasthenia Gravis
Interferon Therapy (HCV) - Serum Gamma-GT/ALT May Show IFN Response
Interferon Therapy (TTV) - IFN May Be Useful Against TT Virus
Pathogenesis (HCV) - Is Heightened Liver Damage with HCV 1b Due to Free Radicals?
Pediatrics (HBV) - Viral Persistence Studied in HBV+ Children
Testing - Elecsys Assay Is Superior for Finding HBsAg in Blood
Testing (HCV) - Assay Detects HCV Genotypes 1 Through 6
Therapy (HBV) - Lamivudine Resistance Common in HBV+ Transplant Patients
Therapy (HBV) - Viral Titer Suppression in Serum of HBV Patients Examined
Drug Resistance - Researchers Discover Genetic Reason Why Some Patients Resist Therapy
Blood Safety (HCV) - QIAamp Kits Approved in Germany for Screening Blood Supply
Hepatitis B Vaccines - "Hepatitis B Vaccination of High Risk Adolescents and Adults - Community-Based Demonstration Project."
Kidney Transplantation (Hepatitis Infection) - "Outcome of Pre-Transplant Hepatitis B- or C-Related Chronic Liver Disease in Renal Transplant Recipients."
Vaccine Compliance - "Sources of National, State, Local Adult Vaccination Coverage Data."
Vaccine Compliance (HBV) - "Hepatitis B Adolescent Immunization Assessment."
Diagnostics (HBV) - "Comparison of the Second-Generation Digene Hybrid Capture Assay With the Branched-DNA Assay for Measurement of Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Serum."
Epidemiology (GB Virus-C) - "GB Virus-C/Hepatitis G Virus Infection in Taiwan: A Virus That Fails to Cause a Disease?"
Liver Transplantation - "Impact of Immunosuppression and Acute Rejection on Recurrence of Hepatitis C: Results of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Liver Transplantation Database."
Therapy (HBV) - "Acute Exacerbation and Hepatitis B Virus Clearance After Emergence of YMDD Motif Mutation During Lamivudine Therapy."
Therapy (HBV) - "Lamivudine - A Review of Its Therapeutic Potential in Chronic Hepatitis B."
Therapy (HBV) - "Oral Ganciclovir Treatment in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Pilot Study."
Therapy (HCV) - "Daily Interferon Regimen for Chronic Hepatitis C - A Prospective Randomised Study."
Therapy (HCV) - "Interferon Versus Ribavirin Plus Interferon in Chronic Hepatitis C Previously Resistant to Interferon: A Randomized Trial."
Therapy (HCV) - "Interferon-Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C With and Without Cirrhosis: Analysis of Individual Patient Data of Six Controlled Trials."
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