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| Moraes,Tatiane Cinquini; Fiaccadori,Fabíola Souza; Souza,Menira; Almeida,Tâmera Nunes Vieira; Cunha,Marielton dos Passos; Castro,Ítalo de Araújo; Cardoso,Divina das Dôres de Paula. |
| ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The main objective was to evaluate HBV infection and occult HBV infection (OBI) cases in mentally ill patients based on serological and molecular profiles. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Serum samples of 333 long-stay mentally ill patients were tested for the prevalence of HBV markers by serological (ELISA) and molecular (PCR) assays. The PCR products were sequenced to determine viral genotypes. RESULTS: It was observed a global prevalence of 12.9% (43/333) for HBV infection markers, considering HBsAg and/or anti-HBc positivity. Fourteen samples tested positive for anti-HBs alone. All samples positive (n= 57) for any HBV serological markers were tested for HBV-DNA and six were positive: HBsAg/anti-HBc (n = 1), anti-HBc/anti-HBs (n = 1),... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis B virus; Occult infection; Prevalence; Mental illness. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000600643 |
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