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Exploratory spatial analysis of HBV cases in Brazil between 2005 and 2017
Vivaldini,Simone Monzani; Pinto,Flavia Kelli Alvarenga; Kohiyama,Igor Massaki; Almeida,Elton Carlos de; Mendes-Correa,Maria CássiaABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the pattern of spatial distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) cases and the mortality attributed to this disease throughout the Brazilian territory, in 2005, 2016 and 2017. Methods: This is an ecological study of spatial analysis, using data from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases and the Brazilian Mortality Information System. HBV detection and mortality rates were a...
Hepatitis C among blood donors: cascade of care and predictors of loss to follo...
Machado,Soraia Mafra; Almeida Neto,Cesar de; Pinho,João Renato Rebello; Malta,Fernanda de Mello; Capuani,Ligia; Campos,Aléia FaustinaABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the HCV cascade of care and to identify the factors associated with loss or absence to follow-up of patients identified as infected with hepatitis C through blood donation. METHODS Blood donors from 1994 to 2012, identified with positive anti- HCV by enzyme immunoassay and immunoblot tests were invited to participate in the study, through letters or phone calls. Patients who ag...
The clinical effectiveness of pegylated interferon and ribavirin for the treatm...
Ferreira,Paulo Roberto Abrão; Silva,Mariliza Henrique da; Brandão-Melo,Carlos Eduardo; Rezende,Rosamar Eulira; Gonzalez,Mário; Reuter,TâniaIntroduction: in Brazil, chronic hepatitis C in patients coinfected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is treated with pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV). However, few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of this treatment in this particular population. The identification of the factors that predict sustained virological response (SVR) under current clinical practice would enable clin...
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...
Hepatite grave e icterícia durante a evolução de infecção pelo vírus da dengue:...
Oliveira,Gérson Sobrinho Salvador de; Nicodemo,Antonio Carlos; Carvalho,Vladimir Cordeiro de; Zambrini,Héverton; Siqueira,André MachadoApresentamos o caso de uma paciente do sexo feminino, que apresentou quadro de febre hemorrágica da dengue, evoluindo com icterícia e importantes alterações da coagulação. O diagnóstico de dengue foi realizado pela presença de anticorpos IgM antidengue (MAC-ELISA). Esta doença deveria ser considerada no diagnóstico diferencial das icterícias febris agudas.