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| Souza,Marinilde Teles; Pinho,Tainá Lima Reis de; Santos,Max Diego Cruz; Santos,Alexsandro dos; Monteiro,Vera Lúcia; Fonsêca,Lena Maria Barros; Ferreira,Pedro Antônio Muniz; Ferreira,Adalgisa de Souza Paiva. |
| INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important worldwide public health problem. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health estimates that 15% of the population has had contact with HBV, and that the mean rate of chronic carriers in Northeastern Brazil is around 0.5%. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HBV markers in pregnant women receiving prenatal care at the public maternity hospitals of São Luís. Methods: Demographical and epidemiological data were collected from 541 pregnant women according to the research protocol. Blood samples were collected, and the anti-HBc test was performed first. If positive, the sample was subsequently tested for HBsAg and anti-HBs. All HBsAg and/or anti-HBc positive samples were... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pregnant; Hepatitis B; HBV-DNA. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000600003 |
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