HEPATITIS-C VIRUS IN MULTIPLE EPISODES OF ACUTE HEPATITIS IN POLYTRANSFUSED THALASSEMIC CHILDREN

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作者
LAI, ME
MAZZOLENI, AP
ARGIOLU, F
DEVIRGILIS, S
BALESTRIERI, A
PURCELL, RH
CAO, A
FARCI, P
机构
[1] UNIV CAGLIARI,INST CLIN & BIOL DEV AGE,CAGLIARI,ITALY
[2] UNIV CAGLIARI,CTR THALASSAEMIA,CAGLIARI,ITALY
[3] NIAID,INFECT DIS LAB,HEPATITIS VIRUSES SECT,BETHESDA,MD 20892
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10.1016/S0140-6736(94)91224-6
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We investigated the course of distinct episodes of acute non-A, non-B (NANB) hepatitis in three polytransfused thalassaemic children. In each case, the first episode was associated with the appearance of serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA and anti-HCV seroconversion. The second episode was accompanied by the reappearance of HCV viraemia, which in two patients was due to reinfection with a different HCV strain and in the third could be the result of either reactivation of primary infection or reinfection with a new but closely related strain. Thus HCV infection may not induce protective immunity, which has implications for vaccine development.
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