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| Miotto,N.; Mendes,L.C.; Zanaga,L.P.; Goncales,E.S.L.; Lazarini,M.S.K.; Pedro,M.N.; Goncales Jr.,F.L.; Stucchi,R.S.B.; Vigani,A.G.. |
| The aim of this study was to determine risk factors for adverse events (AE)-related treatment discontinuation and severe anemia among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection, treated with first-generation protease inhibitor (PI)-based therapy. We included all patients who initiated treatment with PI-based therapy at a Brazilian university hospital between November 2013 and December 2014. We prospectively collected data from medical records using standardized questionnaires and used Epi Info 6.0 for analysis. Severe anemia was defined as hemoglobin ≤8.5 mg/dL. We included 203 patients: 132 treated with telaprevir (TVR) and 71 treated with boceprevir (BOC). AE-related treatment discontinuation rate was 19.2% and anemia was the main... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C treatment; Protease inhibitor; Anemia; Adverse events; Treatment interruption. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2016000700702 |
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| Pereira,J.S.F.; Gonçales,N.S.L.; Silva,C.; Lazarini,M.S.K.; Pavan,M.H.P.; Fais,V.C.; Gonçales Júnior,F.L.. |
| Anti-HBc positivity is a frequent cause of donation rejection at blood banks. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection may also occur in HBsAg-negative patients, a situation denoted occult infection. Similarly, very low levels of HBV-DNA have also been found in the sera of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, even in the absence of serum HBsAg. Initially we searched for HBV-DNA in serum of 100 blood donors and 50 HCV-infected patients who were HBsAg negative/anti-HBc positive by nested-PCR and by an HBV monitor commercial test for HBV-DNA. Anti-HBs seroconversion rates were measured in 100 blood donors and in 22 patients with chronic HCV infection after HBV vaccination to determine if the HBV vaccination could eliminate an occult HBV infection... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Polymerase chain reaction; Anti-HBc-positive patients; HCV co-infection; HBV vaccination; Occult HBV infection. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000400013 |
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