Search for dissertations about: "occult infection"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words occult infection.

  2. 1. Hepatitis B virus infection and genomic changes from a long-term perspective

    Author : Jonas Bläckberg; Sektion III; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Infektioner; Infections; cor promoter; precore; occult infection; HBV; mutation;

    Abstract : Hepatitis B virus is a non-cytopathic virus with a small, circular, partially double-stranded DNA of 3.2 kb. It causes acute and chronic inflammatory liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Retesting of stored sera from an outbreak of acute hepatitis in 1969-72 allowed identification of 126 cases of acute hepatitis B. READ MORE

  4. 2. Towards the elimination of hepatitis C : identifying the infected population, and remaining hepatitis C related risks after successful treatment

    Author : Charlotte Lybeck; Ann-Sofi Duberg; Soo Aleman; Scott Montgomery; Magnus Gottfredsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HCV; HCC; epidemiology; MTCT; pregnancy; DAA; OCI;

    Abstract : Chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver failure. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set a goal to eliminate viral hepatitis as a global health threat by 2030. READ MORE