| incident hepatitis c virus infection in a community-based population in japan. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) is an important cause of liver disease throughout the world. however, the natural history and pathogenesis of this infection is still not completely understood. the aim of this study was to characterize the evolution of incident, asymptomatic hcv infection in a community-based population in japan. the miyazaki cohort study is a prospective study of adult residents in two villages, one of which has a very high prevalence of hcv. nine hundred and seventy-three people from t ... | 2002 | 11851902 |
| suppression of skin reactivity to purified protein derivative by hepatitis c virus among htlv-i carriers in japan. | in a population endemic for htlv-i and hepatitis c virus (hcv), htlv-i infection has been associated with a suppressed cell-mediated immunity measured by anergy to purified protein derivative (ppd). however, the effect of hcv and the impact of coinfection with htlv-i and hcv have not been previously evaluated. to approach this issue, ppd reactivity was analyzed among 300 study subjects in the community-based miyazaki cohort study. an erythema of <10 mm in diameter 48 hours after subcutaneous inj ... | 1998 | 9833753 |