Viral Hepatitis Markers in Antepartum and Postpartum Women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
AUTOR(ES)
Lewis-Ximenez, Lia Laura, Gaspar, Ana Maria Coimbra, D'Oro, Antonio Carlos Cavalieri, Mercadante, Luiz Antonio Chilelli, Ginuino, Cleber Ferreira, Yoshida, Clara Fumiko Tachibana
FONTE
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2002-03
RESUMO
A seroprevalence study was carried out among a group of women in Rio de Janeiro to determine the prevalence of different markers for viral hepatitis given the limited data among healthy populations. Blood samples collected and tested from 874 women before or after delivery in a public county maternity hospital demonstrated age to be directly related to markers for hepatitis A virus and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The prevalence of HBV and hepatitis C virus infection were lower than that observed in the blood donor population and might be explained by the younger age group and gender.
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