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    Journal of Medical Virology: Volume 66, Issue 4

    435-580
    April 2002
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Efficacy of lamivudine in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B

Mario Rizzetto, 
  • Pages: 435-451
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Clinical and immunological efficacy of intradermal vaccine plus lamivudine with or without interleukin-2 in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Anja Dahmen,  Sabine Herzog-Hauff,  Wulf O. Böcher,  Peter R. Galle,  Hanns F. Löhr MD, 
  • Pages: 452-460
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Phylogenetic analysis indicates transmission of hepatitis C virus from an infected orthopedic surgeon to a patient

R. Stefan Ross,  Sergei Viazov,  Michael Roggendorf, 
  • Pages: 461-467
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Lack of susceptibility of Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus orientalis) to hepatitis C virus infection

N.P. Sithebe,  M.C. Kew,  M.J. Mphahlele,  A.C. Paterson,  G. Lecatsas,  A. Kramvis,  W. de Klerk, 
  • Pages: 468-471
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Evolution of viral quasispecies in four dominant HlA-A2 restricted T cell epitopes is not a major reason for viral persistence in interferon-treated patients with chronic hepatitis C

Sabine Pingel,  Sandra Weyer,  Peter R. Galle,  Hanns F. Löhr, 
  • Pages: 472-480
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Factors predictive of response to interferon-α therapy in hepatitis C virus type 1b infection

Byung-Il Yeh,  Kwang-Hyub Han,  Hyean-Woo Lee,  Joon Hyung Sohn,  Wang-Shick Ryu,  Do-Jun Yoon,  Joonho Yoon,  Hyun-Won Kim,  In Deok Kong,  Sei Jin Chang,  Professor Jong-Whan Choi, 
  • Pages: 481-487
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Spread of hepatitis E virus among different-aged pigs: two-year survey in Taiwan

Jaw-Ching Wu MD, PhD,  Chuan-Mu Chen,  Tzen-Yuh Chiang,  Wen-Hsuan Tsai,  Wen-Juei Jeng,  I-Jane Sheen,  Chen-Chun Lin,  Xiang-Jin Meng, 
  • Pages: 488-492
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Case report: Human herpesvirus 7 associated fatal encephalitis in a peripheral blood stem cell transplant recipient

Dr. Paul K.S. Chan,  Ki-Wai Chik,  Ka-Fai To,  Chi-Kong Li,  Matthew M.K. Shing,  King-Cheung Ng,  Patrick M.P. Yuen,  Augustine F. Cheng, 
  • Pages: 493-496
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Latent infection of human herpesvirus 6 in astrocytoma cell line and alteration of cytokine synthesis

Tetsushi Yoshikawa MD,  Yoshizo Asano,  Shiho Akimoto,  Takao Ozaki,  Takuya Iwasaki,  Takeshi Kurata,  Fumi Goshima,  Yukihiro Nishiyama, 
  • Pages: 497-505
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Multiplex detection of herpesviruses in tear fluid using the “stair primers” pcr method: Prospective study of 93 patients

Pierre-Yves Robert,  Isabelle Traccard,  Jean-Paul Adenis,  François Denis,  Sylvie Ranger-Rogez, 
  • Pages: 506-511
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Detection and typing of respiratory adenoviruses in a single-tube multiplex polymerase chain reaction

Byoung-Kuk Na,  Jee-Hee Kim,  Gu-Choul Shin,  Joo-Yeon Lee,  Jin-Soo Lee,  Chun Kang,  Woo-Joo Kim, 
  • Pages: 512-517
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Development and evaluation of an internally controlled semiautomated PCR assay for quantification of cell-free cytomegalovirus

R.S. Tedder,  U. Ayliffe,  W. Preiser,  N.S. Brink,  P.R. Grant,  K.S. Peggs,  S. Mackinnon,  F. Kreig-Schneider,  S. Kirk,  J.A. Garson, 
  • Pages: 518-523
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Single rapid TaqMan fluorogenic probe based PCR assay that detects all four dengue serotypes

David Warrilow,  Judith A. Northill,  Alyssa Pyke,  Greg A. Smith, 
  • Pages: 524-528
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Detection and identification of dengue-1 virus in clinical samples by a nested-PCR followed by restriction enzyme digestion of amplicons

Sérgio Oliveira De Paula,  Danielle Malta Lima,  Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 529-534
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Population-based type-specific prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in middle-aged Swedish Women

Ola Forslund,  Annika Antonsson,  Karin Edlund,  Adrian J.C. van den Brule,  Bengt-Göran Hansson,  Chris. J.L.M. Meijer,  Walter Ryd,  Eva Rylander,  Anders Strand,  Göran Wadell,  Joakim Dillner,  Bo Johansson, 
  • Pages: 535-541
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Characteristics of puumala and Dobrava infections in Croatia*

A. Markotić,  S.T. Nichol,  I. Kuzman,  A.J. Sanchez,  T.G. Ksiazek,  A. Gagro,  S. Rabatić,  R. Zgorelec,  T. Avšič-Županc,  I. Beus,  D. Dekaris, 
  • Pages: 542-551
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Effect of lack of Interleukin-4, Interleukin-12, Interleukin-18, or the Interferon-γ receptor on virus replication, cytokine response, and lung pathology during respiratory syncytial virus infection in mice

Anita Boelen,  Joan Kwakkel,  Marion Barends,  Lia de Rond,  Jan Dormans,  Dr. Tjeerd Kimman, 
  • Pages: 552-560
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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TTV infection and its relation to serum transaminases in apparently healthy blood donors and in patients with clotting disorders who have been investigated previously for hepatitis C virus and GBV-C/HGV infection in Belgium

Soegianto Ali,  Johan Fevery,  Kathelijne Peerlinck,  Chris Verslype,  Robert Schelstraete,  Fanny Gyselinck,  Marie-Paule Emonds,  Jozef Vermylen,  Professor Dr. Sing Hiem Yap, 
  • Pages: 561-566
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA in throat swabs of patients with herpes zoster and on air purifier filters

Kayoko Suzuki M.D.,  Tetsushi Yoshikawa,  Akiko Tomitaka,  Kyoko Suzuki,  Kayoko Matsunaga,  Yoshizo Asano, 
  • Pages: 567-570
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Screening of blood from potential organ and cornea donors for viruses

Marcel Miédougé,  Martine Chatelut,  Jean-Michel Mansuy,  Lionel Rostaing,  François Malecaze,  Karine Sandres-Sauné,  Francis Boudet,  Jacqueline Puel,  Michel Abbal,  Dr. Jacques Izopet, 
  • Pages: 571-575
  • First Published: 05 February 2002
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Inhalation anesthetic-induced neuroinvasion by an attenuated strain of West Nile virus in mice

Yeshayahu Katz,  Shlomo Lustig,  Izhar Ben-Shlomo,  David Kobiler,  David Ben-Nathan, 
  • Pages: 576-580
  • First Published: 05 February 2002