ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental hepatology2011
Occult hepatitis C virus infection and its relevance in clinical practice.
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- Occult hepatitis C virus infection in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of hepatology · 2021Article
- Evaluation of hepatitis C viral RNA persistence in HIV-infected patients with long-term sustained virological response by droplet digital PCR.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Neutrocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts the presence of a replicative hepatitis C virus strand after therapy with direct-acting antivirals.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2019Article
- Detection of residual HCV-RNA in patients who have achieved sustained virological response is associated with persistent histological abnormality.EBioMedicine · 2019Article
- IL-28B genetic variation, gender, age, jaundice, hepatitis C virus genotype, and hepatitis B virus and HIV co-infection in spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2019Article
- Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Iran.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Review
- A New Twist to a Chronic HCV Infection: Occult Hepatitis C.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2015Review
- Hepatobiliary quiz-12 (2014).Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2014Article
- Answers to multiple choice questions.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2012Article
- Occult hepatitis C virus infection in patients with malignant lymphoproliferative disorders.International journal of immunopathology and pharmacologyArticle
- Recurrence of Cryoglobulinemia Secondary to Hepatitis C in a Patient with HCV RNA (-) Negative in the Serum.Case reports in nephrology and dialysisArticle
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Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can persist in the liver, lymphoid (immune) cells, and serum of individuals long after an apparently complete therapy-induced or a spontaneous resolution of hepatitis C. This essential asymptomatic infection, called secondary occult HCV infection (OCI), usually occurs in anti-HCV antibody reactive individuals with normal liver function tests. This infection has been identified when the nucleic acid amplification assays of enhanced sensitivity were applied for the detection of HCV genome and its replication. In addition to the secondary OCI, a form of low-level HCV-RNA-positive infection of unknown etiology coinciding with moderately elevated serum liver enzymes and progressing in the absence of anti-HCV detectable by standard clinical assays has been reported. Because of its undefined origin, it can be termed cryptogenic OCI. In this review, the general characteristics of OCI, the ways of its detection and associated controversies, and the potential clinical implications of its existence will be concisely outlined.
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