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| Voigt,Andréia Royer; Strazer Neto,Miguel; Spada,Celso; Treitinger,Arício. |
| Hepatitis B and C are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Brazil, according to the Ministry of Health, about 15% of population is infected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and less than 1% by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Nevertheless, the age-specific prevalence of HBV and HCV markers remains unknown. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV markers of infection and immunity in children and adolescents between 10 to 16 years old who live in the metropolitan area of Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina, South of Brazil. Three hundred and eighty four individuals were enrolled in this study. Serological markers for HBV and HCV (HBsAg, total anti-HBc, anti-HBc IgM, anti-HBs and anti-HCV) were determined through... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HBV; HCV; HBsAg; Anti-HBs; Anti-HBc; Anti-HCV; Seroprevalence. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000100012 |
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| Rosini,Nilton; Mousse,Donaida; Spada,Celso; Treitinger,Arício. |
| The prevalence of infection by the hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses varies among geographical regions. We evaluated 263,795 blood donor samples collected from 1999-2001 in various cities in the state of Santa Catarina to determine the prevalence of HbsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HCV markers. The markers were analyzed by immunoenzymatic tests, as determined by the Ministry of Health, and the data were obtained from blood banks and from ANVISA (the Brazilian National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance). There was a significant reduction in the mean frequency of HbsAg and anti-HBc during the study period, from 0.98% to 0.64% and from 8.83% to 5.35%, respectively, though they varied considerably among the different regions. There was also a decrease in the mean... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Blood donors; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; HbsAg; Anti-HBc; Anti-HCV. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000400006 |
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| Falquetto,Tânia Cristina; Endringer,Denise Coutinho; Andrade,Tadeu Uggere de; Lenz,Dominik. |
| The aim of the present work was to compare hepatitis C prevalence, genotypes, and risk factors between prisoners and non-prisoners in the city of Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil. This cross-sectional study involved approximately 1,600 residents and 730 prisoners, all of whom were living in Colatina. The percentage of individuals who tested positive for anti-HCV was 0.1% (2/1,600) in the non-prisoner group and 1.0% (7/730) in the prisoner group, confirming a higher risk of hepatitis C in the latter group. The percentage of subjects who progressed to HCV-RNA negative was 11.1% (1/9), confirming the high probability of evolution to chronicity. Genotype 1 was the most predominant genotype found. Factors associated with increased risk of hepatitis C were being... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C/prevalence; Hepatitis C/genotypes; Hepatitis C/risk factors; Hepatitis C/symptoms; Anti-HCV; Prison population/risks evaluation. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000400013 |
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