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Detection of a novel DNA virus (TT virus) in blood donors and blood products by Simmonds, P, Davidson, F, Lycett, C, Prescott, LE, MacDonald, DM, Ellender, J, Yap, PL, Haydon, GH, Gillon, J, Jarvis, LM, Ludlam, CA

“…A newly discovered DNA virus, transfusion- transmitted virus (TTV), has been implicated as a cause of post-transfusion hepatitis. We investigated the frequency…”
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Global Distribution of Transfusion-Transmitted Virus by Collaborators, and International, Prescott, Linda E, Simmonds, Peter

“…To the Editor: Transfusion-transmitted virus has recently been identified as a potential cause of post-transfusion non-A, non-B, non-C hepatitis. 1 The virus…”
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Early Acquisition of TT Virus (TTV) in an Area Endemic for TTV Infection by Davidson, F., MacDonald, D., Mokili, J. L. K., Prescott, L. E., Graham, S., Simmonds, P.

“…TT virus (TTV) is widely distributed, with high frequencies of viremia in South America, Central Africa, and Papua New Guinea. The incidence and timing of…”
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Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes determined by line probe assay in patients with chronic hepatitis C seen at tertiary referral centers in the United States by LAU, J. Y. N, DAVIS, G. L, PRESCOTT, L. E, MAERTENS, G, LINDSAY, K. L, QIAN, K, MIZOKAMI, M, SIMMONDS, P

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Facing the challenges of competency-based assessment of postgraduate dental training: Longitudinal Evaluation of Performance (LEP) by Prescott, L E, Norcini, J J, McKinlay, P, Rennie, J S

“…Context The evaluation of competence in the health professions is of great importance to the public and professionals alike. Recent efforts to design…”
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TT Virus—Part of the Normal Human Flora? by Simmonds, P., Prescott, L. E., Logue, C., Davidson, F., Thomas, A. E., Ludlam, C. A.

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Application of Six Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Systems to Sera from Chronic Hepatitis C Patients in the United States by Lau, Johnson Y. N., Mizokami, Masashi, Kolberg, Janice A., Davis, Gary L., Prescott, Linda E., Ohno, Tomoyoshi, Perrillo, Robert P., Lindsay, Karen L., Gish, Robert G., Qian, Ke-Ping, Kohara, Michinori, Simmonds, Peter, Urdea, Mickey S.

“…Serum samples from 139 US patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCY) infection were studied using six different genotyping systems, including both molecular…”
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Use of NS-4 peptides to identify type-specific antibody to hepatitis C virus genotypes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 by Bhattacherjee, V, Prescott, L. E, Pike, I, Rodgers, B, Bell, H, El-Zayadi, A. R, Kew, M. C, Conradie, J, Lin, C. K, Marsden, H, Saeed, A. A, Parker, D, Yap, P.-L, Simmonds, P

“…1 Edinburgh and South East Scotland Blood Transfusion Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9HB, UK 2 Murex Diagnostics Ltd,…”
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Survey of type 6 group variants of hepatitis C virus in Southeast Asia by using a core-based genotyping assay by MELLOR, J, WALSH, E. A, PRESCOTT, L. E, JARVIS, L. M, DAVIDSON, F, YAP, P. L, SIMMONDS, P

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The development of an assessment system for dental vocational training and general professional training: a Scottish approach by Prescott, L., McKinlay, P., Rennie, J.

“…The role of competencies in postgraduate dental education and training has been a major topic of interest in recent years. Concerns have been voiced from all…”
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Sequence diversity of TT virus in geographically dispersed human populations by Prescott, LE, MacDonald, DM, Davidson, F, Mokili, J, Pritchard, DI, Arnot, DE, Riley, EM, Greenwood, BM, Hamid, S, Saeed, AA, McClure, MO, Smith, DB, Simmonds, P

“…LE Prescott, DM MacDonald, F Davidson, J Mokili, DI Pritchard, DE Arnot, EM Riley, BM Greenwood, S Hamid, AA Saeed, MO McClure, DB Smith and P Simmonds…”
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Detection in chimpanzees of a novel flavivirus related to GB virus- C/hepatitis G virus by Adams, NJ, Prescott, LE, Jarvis, LM, Lewis, JC, McClure, MO, Smith, DB, Simmonds, P

“…NJ Adams, LE Prescott, LM Jarvis, JC Lewis, MO McClure, DB Smith and P Simmonds Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, UK. Infection with…”
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Antigenic variation of core, NS3, and NS5 proteins among genotypes of hepatitis C virus by NEVILLE, J. A, PRESCOTT, L. E, HAYDON, G. H, SIMMONDS, P, BHATTACHERJEE, V, ADAMS, N, PIKE, I, RODGERS, B, EL-ZAYADI, A, HAMID, S, DUSHEIKO, G. M, SAEED, A. A

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Relevance of RIBA-3 supplementary test to HCV PCR positivity and genotypes for HCV confirmation of blood donors by Dow, B.C., Buchanan, I., Munro, H., Follett, E.A.C., Davidson, F., Prescott, L.E., Yap, P.L., Simmonds, P.

“…HCV antibody screening of 624,910 blood donations resulted in 3,832 samples being referred for confirmation. All were tested by RIBA‐3 with 2,710 negative, 945…”
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Sequence analysis of hepatitis C virus variants producing discrepant results with two different genotyping assays by Prescott, L. E., Berger, A., Pawlotsky, J.-M., Conjeevaram, P., Pike, I., Simmonds, P.

“…Methods for identifying the genotype of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in clinical specimens are frequently based upon the direct characterisation of viral RNA…”
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Influence of viraemia and genotype upon serological reactivity in screening assays for antibody to hepatitis C virus by Dhaliwal, S.K., Prescott, L.E., Dow, B.C., Davidson, F., Brown, H., Yap, P.L., Follett, E.A.C., Simmonds, P.

“…Detection of antibody to recombinant proteins derived from hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 represents the principal method for diagnosis of HCV infection. A…”
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Detection and clinical features of hepatitis C virus type 6 infections in blood donors from Hong Kong by Prescott, L. E., Simmonds, P., Lai, C. L., Chan, N. K., Pike, I., Yap, P. L., Lin, C. K.

“…The genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) was investigated in 212 viraemic blood donors from Hong Kong. A subset of the samples was investigated…”
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Comparison of genotyping and serotyping methods for the identification of hepatitis C virus types by Tisminetzky, S., Gerotto, M., Pontisso, P., Chemello, L., Prescott, L.E., Rose, K.A., Baralle, F., Simmonds, P., Alberti, A.

“…The usefulness of identification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype has recently been investigated for the clinical management of patients infected by HCV. In…”
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The patient assessment questionnaire: A new instrument for evaluating the interpersonal skills of vocational dental practitioners by Hurst, Y K, Prescott-Clements, L E, Rennie, J S

“…This paper describes a pilot study aimed at evaluating a new instrument, the patient assessment questionnaire (PAQ), which uses patient ratings for the…”
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Detection of a novel DNA virus (TTV) in blood donors and blood products by Simmonds, P, Davidson, F, Lycett, C, Prescott, LE, MacDonald, D M, Ellender, J, Yap, P L, Ludlam, CA, Haydon, G H, Gillon, J, Jarvis, L M

“…A newly discovered DNA virus, transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV), has been implicated as a cause of post-transfusion hepatitis. We investigated the frequency…”
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