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A study of autoimmune markers in hepatitis C infection.
(2001)
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with several autoimmune markers. Despite HCV being common in India, no information on this aspect is available. This study was undertaken to ascertain ...
Prospective study of plasma fibronectin in fulminant hepatitis: association with infection and mortality
(1995)
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Plasma fibronectin is an opsonic glycoprotein, normally synthesized by the liver, which decreases subsequent to severe liver damage and low levels of which may contribute to reticuloendothelial system ...
Clinical profile of multiple amoebic liver abscesses
(1990)
Of 70 consecutive patients with amoebic liver abscess admitted over a 3 year period, 15 (21.4%) had multiple abscesses. This condition, like solitary abscess, was a disease of the 2nd to 5th decade with a male preponderance. ...
Acute hepatic failure in India: a perspective from the East
(2000)
Acute hepatic failure (AHF) in India almost always presents with encephalopathy within 4 weeks of the onset of acute hepatitis. Further subclassification of AHF into hyperacute, acute and subacute forms may not be necessary ...
Magnitude of hepatitis C virus infection in India: prevalence in healthy blood donors, acute and chronic liver diseases
(1997)
An enzyme immunoassay (EIA) was developed in-house for the detection of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody against the prevailing genotypes in India. The specific reactivity of the test was compared with commercial ...
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies in the general population & in selected groups of patients in Delhi
(1995)
We report on the prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies in healthy individuals and patient groups with different liver diseases. The healthy population comprising 234 voluntary blood donors and 65 pregnant women with no history ...