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Characteristics of a hepatitis C patient cohort at a specialized tertiary care ...
Matos, Maria Laura Mariano de; Ferrufino, Rosário Quiroga; Nastri, Ana Catharina de Seixas Santos; Odongo, Fatuma Catherine AtienoOBJECTIVES: Our objective was to analyze, in a population treated for hepatitis C infection at a tertiary care treatment unit, the prevalence of comorbidities and extrahepatic manifestations, the range and degree of the clinical complexity and the associations between advanced liver disease and clinical variables. METHODS: Medical records from chronically infected hepatitis C patients seen at a dedicated treatm...
Hepatitis C among blood donors: cascade of care and predictors of loss to follo...
Mendes-Correa, Maria Cássia
Disease burden of chronic hepatitis C in Brazil
Mendes-Correa, Maria Cássia
Clinical and histological characteristics of HIV and hepatitis C virus-co-infec...
Mendes-Correa, Maria Cássia; Widman, Azzo; Brussi, Maria Luiza Paes; Guastini, Cristina Fátima; Cavalheiro, Norma de Paula; Melo, Carlos EduardoHepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important factor contributing to morbidity and mortality in patients co-infected with HIV and HCV. In addition, liver biopsy is an important tool in the clinical management of these patients. Although liver biopsy is controversial, it is recommended for all patients. Data regarding the clinical and histological characteristics of these patients are scarce not only in Brazil but in ...