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Distribution of HBV subgenotypes in Ribeirão Preto, Southeastern Brazil: a regi...
Chachá,Silvana Gama Florencio; Gomes-Gouvêa,Michele Soares; Malta,Fernanda de Mello; Ferreira,Sandro da Costa; Villanova,Márcia GuimarãesAbstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is distributed worldwide, with geographical variations regarding prevalence of the different genotypes. The aim of this study was to determine the HBV genotypes and subgenotypes circulating in Southeast Brazil and compare the genetic sequences found with HBV sequences previously described in the world. Sequences from 166 chronic HBV carriers were analyzed using the fragment cons...
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...