D Prati - Journal of hepatology, 2006 - Elsevier Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic blood-borne infection and
chronic liver disease. The global epidemic of HCV infection emerged in the
second half of the 20th century, and several lines of evidence indicate ... Cited by 44 - Related articles - All 11 versions
JI Esteban, S Sauleda, J Quer - Journal of Hepatology, 2008 - Elsevier The epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Europe is continuously
evolving and epidemiological parameters (prevalence, incidence, disease
transmission patterns and genotype distribution) have changed substantially ... Cited by 43 - Related articles - All 15 versions
SR Bialek, NA Terrault - Clinics in liver disease, 2006 - Elsevier Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common blood-borne infection in
the United States and is a leading cause of chronic liver disease. The
epidemiology of HCV infection in the United States has changed dramatically ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - All 3 versions
DB Nelson, PC Adams - Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov DN: Given the tremendous volume of gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures
performed in the United States (and worldwide), the rate of transmission of
infection is vanishingly small. There have been 35 documented cases of ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 16 versions
M Karmochkine, F Carrat, O Dos Santos, P … - Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2006 - phx1.medscape.com Twenty to 40% of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients do not have a
recognized parenteral risk factor suggesting that still-unidentified modes of
transmission exist. In order to investigate potential routes of HCV ... Cited by 23 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
MJ Alter - Journal of Hepatology, 2007 - Elsevier During the past 15 years, there have been more than 600 publications on the
topic of nosocomial or iatrogenic hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission not
related to transfused blood, plasma-derived products, or transplantation ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - All 14 versions
- ►bu-eh.org [PDF] NN Mikhail, DL Lewis, N Omar, H Taha, A El … - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2007 - Elsevier A high prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) in the Egyptian Nile Delta increases the
demand for upper-GI endoscopy (UGIE) and the risk of cross-infection with this
virus. ... To assess the potential for UGIE to transmit HCV when ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - All 11 versions
E Delarocque-Astagneau, J Pillonel, H De … - Annals of Epidemiology, 2007 - Elsevier Two types of case-patients were included: (1) repeat blood donors who
seroconverted between 1998 and 2001 (with a last negative third-generation test
reported from 1995 or after) and (2) seroconverters referred to hepatology ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 13 versions
Y Lurie, DA Landau, L Blendis, Y Baruch, E … - Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2007 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
display style sheets. In this case, although the visual presentation will be
degraded, the site should continue to be functional. We recommend using the ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
J Quer, JI Esteban, JM Sánchez, T Otero, C … - European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 2008 - journals.lww.com We have investigated two cases of acute hepatitis C that occurred in patients
who underwent digestive endoscopy and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT)
scanning at two different centers. Investigations to identify the sources ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
