Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "Hepatitis B"
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Addressing barriers to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B and C in the face of persisting fiscal constraints in Europe: Report from a high level conference
(2016)Summary In the WHO-EURO region, around 28 million people are currently living with chronic viral hepatitis, and 120 000 people die every year because of it. Lack of awareness and understanding combined with the social ... -
Anti-PD1 Immunotherapy for Metastatic Renal Cancer Boosted Humoral Immunity in a Hemodialysis Patient
(2021)Immune checkpoint inhibitors by blocking specific inhibitory pathways induce T-cell-mediated tumor lysis. However, many remain to be elucidated about their effect on human humoral immunity. We evaluated the effect of the ... -
Autoimmune hepatitis in patients with chronic HBV and HCV infections: Patterns of clinical characteristics, disease progression and outcome
(2014)We retrospectively investigated the characteristics, patterns of disease progression, outcome and difficulties in the management in 11 patients with concurrent autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and HBV or HCV infections (5 HCV ... -
Checkpoint modulation in chronic hepatitis B: From hypothesis to approval
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Cryoglobulinemia due to chronic viral hepatitis infections is not a major problem in clinical practice
(2001)Background: Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia (EMC) is a systemic disease frequently associated with chronic viral hepatitis. This study was conducted in order to assess the prevalence of EMC in patients with hepatitis B ... -
Hepatitis B virus reactivation in hepatitis B virus surface antigen negative patients receiving immunosuppression: A hidden threat
(2013)AIM: To present the characteristics and the course of a series of anti- hepatitis B virus core antibody (HBc) antibody positive patients, who experienced hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation after immunosuppression. METHODS: ... -
Hepatitis B, C and human immunodeficiency virus knowledge among the general greek population: results from the Hprolipsis nationwide survey
(2022)BACKGROUND: Although several studies on hepatitis B (HBV), C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have been conducted in Greece, little is known on the knowledge level of the Greek population towards these ... -
Incidence and predictors of hepatocellular carcinoma in Caucasian chronic hepatitis B patients receiving entecavir or tenofovir
(2015)Background & Aims: The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), treated with entecavir (ETV) or tenofovir (TDF), is unclear. We evaluated the incidence and predictors of ... -
Markers of hepatitis viruses and human T-lymphotropic virus types I/II in patients who have undergone open-heart surgery: Evidence of increased risk for exposure to HBV and HEV
(2005)Background: Open-heart procedure is characterized by a high-risk for contracting blood-borne infections. We evaluated the prevalence of several markers of hepatitis viruses (B-E) and human T-cell lymphotropic virus types ... -
Municipal waste collectors and hepatitis b and c virus infection: A cross-sectional study
(2014)There is some evidence that municipal waste collectors are at risk of Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV). Published information on risk of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection among waste collectors is scant. We aimed to ... -
Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in haemodialysis patients from central Greece
(2010)AIM: To assess the hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA and the prevalence of occult HBV infection in end-stage renal failure (ESRF) patients from Central Greece. METHODS: Sera from 366 ESRF patients attending five out of six ... -
TGF-β signaling is activated in patients with chronic HBV infection and repressed by SMAD7 overexpression after successful antiviral treatment
(2016)Objectives: Although animal studies demonstrated that Smad7 induction ameliorates TGF-β/SMAD-mediated fibrogenesis, its role in human hepatic diseases is rather obscure. Our study explored the activation status of TGF-β/activin ... -
Vaccination coverage rates and attitudes towards mandatory vaccinations among healthcare personnel in tertiary-care hospitals in Greece
(2022)Objectives: Our aim was to estimate vaccination and susceptibility rates against vaccine-preventable diseases among healthcare personnel (HCP) in eight hospitals. Methods: Cross-sectional survey. Results: A total of 1284 ...