Publicaties
Polyclonal immunoglobulins from a chronic hepatitis C virus patient protect human liver-chimeric mice from infection with a homologous hepatitis C virus strain Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
Influence of hepatitis C virus co-infection and hepatitis C virus treatment on risk of chronic kidney disease in HIV-positive persons Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We investigated the impact of HCV cure on CKD in HIV-positive persons in the EuroSIDA study.
METHODS: HIV-positive persons with known HCV status and at least three serum creatinine measurements after 1/1/2004 were compared based on time-updated HCV-RNA and HCV treatment: anti-HCV-negative, spontaneously cleared HCV, ...
Characteristics of patients with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus dual infection in a Western European country Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen KU Leuven
The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections is continuously evolving. Updated data on dual HBV and HCV infection are still needed.
AIMS: To assess the main characteristics of patients with HBV and HCV dual infection, to compare these with those of patients infected with either HBV or HCV and, among patients with dual infection, to assess fibrosis according to HCV replication.
METHODS: ...
Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections in Belgium: similarities and differences in epidemics and initial management KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections in Belgium: similarities and differences in epidemics and initial management Vrije Universiteit Brussel
AIM: The aim of this study was to compare epidemiological data and initial management of newly diagnosed patients with persistent HBV (HBsAg positive) or HCV (detectable HCV RNA) infection in Belgium.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were extracted from two Belgian ...
Hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and other blood-borne infections in healthcare workers: guidelines for prevention and management in industrialised countries Universiteit Antwerpen
Impact of lipids and lipoproteins on hepatitis C virus infection and virus neutralization Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Gent
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections represent a major global health problem. End-stage liver disease caused by chronic HCV infection is a major indication for liver transplantation. However, after transplantation the engrafted liver inevitably becomes infected by the circulating virus. Direct acting antivirals are not yet approved for use in liver transplant patients, and limited efficacy and severe side effects hamper the use of pegylated ...