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Brazilian registry for the elimination of hepatitis C in dialysis units: a call...
Moura-Neto,José A.; Ferraz,Maria Lúcia Gomes; Bittencourt,Paulo Lisboa; Vieira Neto,Osvaldo MeregeAbstract Infection by the hepatitis C virus is more prevalent in patients on dialysis than in the general population in Brazil, and has been associated with worse outcomes. Current therapy for hepatitis C is highly effective, safe, and widely available in Brazil, with coverage provided to dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease, which makes the elimination of hepatitis C a viable target. The Brazilian Soc...
Disease burden of chronic hepatitis C in Brazil
Ferreira,Paulo Roberto Abrão; Brandão-Mello,Carlos Eduardo; Estes,Chris; Gonçales Júnior,Fernando Lopes; Coelho,Henrique Sérgio Moraes; Razavi,HomieBackground: Hepatitis C virus infection is a major cause of cirrhosis; hepatocellular carcinoma; and liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to estimate hepatitis C virus disease progression and the burden of disease from a nationwide perspective.Methods: Using a model developed to forecast hepatitis C virus disease progression and the number of cases at each stage of liver disease; hepatitis C virus-i...
Weight-based combination therapy with peginterferon alpha-2b and ribavirin for ...
Gonçales Jr.,Fernando Lopes; Vigani,Aline; Gonçales,Neiva; Barone,Antonio Alci; Araújo,Evaldo; Focaccia,Roberto; Oliveira,UmbelianaCombination therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin is considered the new standard therapy for naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of treatment with weight-based peginterferon alpha-2b (1.5 mg/kg per week) plus ribavirin (800-1,200 mg/day) for 48 weeks in naïve, relapser and non-responder (to previous treatment with interferon plus ribavirin) patients with chron...
Epidemiology of acute hepatitis B in a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil...
Ferraz,Maria Lúcia Gomes; Yoradjian,Alessandra; Barbieri,Andrea; Figueiredo,Virginia; Lopes Neto,Edmundo; Cruz,Cibele Nascimento; Silva,Antonio EduardoCONTEXT: HBV infection is endemic in Brazil and acute HBV infection is still a common disease. OBJECTIVE: To analyze incidence, risk factors and evolution of acute HBV infection. SETTING: University Hospital. PATIENTS: 357 patients with acute HBV infection, comparing two periods: 1985-1989 vs. 1990-1994. RESULTS: The overall incidence declined from 50 new cases/year in 1985-89 (30% of all cases) to 25 new cases...
Prevalência dos marcadores sorológicos dos vírus da hepatite B e D em crianças ...
Azevedo,Ramiro Anthero; Silva,Antonio Eduardo; Ferraz,Maria Lúcia Gomes; Marcopito,Luiz Francisco; Baruzzi,Roberto GeraldoO Parque Indígena do Xingu (PIX) está localizado no estado do Mato Grosso, na região de transição de cenado ao sul e da floresta Amazônica ao norte. Dados de literatura mostram que a população adulta apresenta elevada prevalência de marcadores do vírus da hepatite B (HBV). O presente estudo visa determinar a prevalência dos marcadores do HBV e do HDV na população indígena do PIX de zero a 14 anos, e investigar ...