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Evaluation of a strategy for identification of hepatitis C virus carriers in ou...
Gardona,Rodrigo; Appel,Flavia; Ercolin,Samara; Carvalho-Filho,Roberto J.; Barbosa,Dulce A.; Ferraz,Maria LuciaABSTRACT Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection continues to be an important public health problem worldwide. Despite the availability of drugs that promote the cure of infection in more than 95% of cases, the identification of HCV carriers remains a major challenge. Objective: To evaluate a strategy for identifying HCV carriers based on combined criteria: screening in emergency units and specialty out...
Brazilian Society of Hepatology and Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases Gu...
Ferraz,Maria Lucia; Strauss,Edna; Perez,Renata Mello; Schiavon,Leonardo; Ono,Suzane Kioko; Pessoa,Mario Guimarães; Ferreira,Adalgisa PaivaAbstract Chronic hepatitis B is an important health problem that can progress to cirrhosis and complications such as hepatocellular carcinoma. There is approximately 290 million of people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection worldwide, however only 10% of patients are currently identified.Most part of Brazil is considered of low prevalence of HBV infection but there are some regions with higher freque...
Hepatitis C disease burden and strategies for elimination by 2030 in Brazil. A ...
Benzaken,Adele Schwartz; Girade,Renato; Catapan,Elisa; Pereira,Gerson Fernando Mendes; Almeida,Elton Carlos de; Vivaldini,Simone; Fernandes,NeideABSTRACT Introduction and aim: Hepatitis C is a key challenge to public health in Brazil. The objective of this paper was to describe the Brazilian strategy for hepatitis C to meet the 2030 elimination goal proposed by World Health Organization (WHO). Methods: A mathematical modeling approach was used to estimate the current HCV-infected Brazilian population, and to evaluate the relative costs of two different ...