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Hepatitis B virus infection in a population exposed to occupational hazards: fi...
Contrera-Moreno,Luciana; Andrade,Sonia Maria Oliveira de; Pontes,Elenir Rose Jardim Cury; Stief,Alcione Cavalheiro Faro; Pompilio,Maurício AntonioINTRODUCTION: By the nature of their activities, firefighters are exposed to a high risk of contracting hepatitis B virus (HBV) as most of the Fire Brigade occurrences in Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Brazil, are related to the rescue of victims of traffic accidents and the transportation of clinical and psychiatric emergencies. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroepidemiological ...
Infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C em gestantes em Mato Grosso do Sul, 2005-2007
Pinto,Clarice Souza; Martins,Regina Maria Bringel; Andrade,Sonia Maria Oliveira de; Stief,Alcione Cavalheiro Faro; Oliveira,Roberto Dias deO estudo teve por objetivo estimar a prevalência da infecção e genótipo do vírus da hepatite C (HCV), bem como determinar a subnotificação de casos. O total de 115.386 gestantes atendidas pelo Programa Estadual de Proteção à Gestante de Mato Grosso do Sul foi submetido à coleta de sangue para a detecção de anti-HCV, de 2005 a 2007. A prevalência da infecção pelo HCV foi de 1,07 casos/1.000. As amostras positiva...
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among pris...
Stief,Alcione Cavalheiro Faro; Martins,Regina Maria Bringel; Andrade,Sônia Maria Oliveira de; Pompilio,Mauricio Antonio; Fernandes,Sonia MariaINTRODUCTION: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of HBV infection and associated factors among prison inmates in Campo Grande, MS. METHODS: A total of 408 individuals were interviewed regarding sociodemographic characteristics, associated factors and HBV vaccination using a standardized questionnaire. Blood samples were collected from all participants and serological markers for HBV were detected by en...