Hepatitis C Transmission
Mostrando 1-12 de 141 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Tattooing among Iranian prisoners: results of the two national biobehavioral surveillance surveys in 2015-2016,
Abstract Background: Tattooing is among identified risk factor for blood-borne diseases. Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of tattooing during lifetime and in prisons and its related factors among Iranian prisoners. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The required data was obtained from hepatitis B and C surveillance surveys in
An. Bras. Dermatol.. Publicado em: 2020-06
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2. Torcicolo infantil: relato de 2 casos
Abstract Background: Tattooing is among identified risk factor for blood-borne diseases. Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of tattooing during lifetime and in prisons and its related factors among Iranian prisoners. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The required data was obtained from hepatitis B and C surveillance surveys in
Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol.. Publicado em: 2020-06
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3. Characteristics associated with anti-HCV serological markers in prisoners in the state of Paraná, Brazil: a case-control study
ABSTRACT Background: The prison system in Paraná, Brazil, is experiencing serious problems related to the increasing number of prisoners. Control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become more intense because the incarcerated population is considered a high-risk group for contagious diseases due to the favorable conditions found in prisons for the spread of th
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 09/09/2019
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4. HIV/AIDS in small cities in Midwest Santa Catarina, south of Brazil: Clinical and epidemiological aspects, opportunistic infections.
Abstract INTRODUCTION: We avaluated the clinical features, epidemiology, opportunistic infections and coinfections of HIV/AIDS patients. METHODS: We analyzed the records of 143 patients receiving antiretroviral therapy at a public center in the Midwest of Santa Catarina, south of Brazil, from December 2014 to September 2015. RESULTS: Most were male, Ca
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 06/06/2019
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5. Hepatitis C in Hemodialysis Units: diagnosis and therapeutic approach
Resumo De acordo com os dados do último censo da Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia (SBN), a prevalência de portadores do vírus da hepatite C (HCV) nas unidades de hemodiálise (UH) no Brasil é de 3,3%, cerca de três vezes maior do que é observado na população geral brasileira. Muitas vezes, os profissionais que trabalham nas UH deparam-se com situa�
J. Bras. Nefrol.. Publicado em: 18/02/2019
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6. Epidemiological and clinical profile of HIV-infected patients from Southwestern Goias State, Brazil
ABSTRACT Knowledge about epidemiological distribution patterns of HIV infection in different geographic regions is relevant to understand the dynamics of the disease in Brazil. This study aims to characterize the epidemiological and clinical profile of HIV-infected patients from Southwestern Goias State, from 2005 to 2015. A standardized questionnaire was us
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 19/07/2018
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7. Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in chronic hepatitis C in Brazil
ABSTRACT Background and aims: Hepatitis E virus infection in patients with underlying chronic liver disease is associated with liver decompensation and increased lethality. The seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C in Brazil is unknown. This study aims to estimate the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in patients with ch
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2018-03
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8. Hepatitis C: evaluation of outcomes and georeferencing of cases in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil, between 2002 and 2015. A cross-sectional study
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease, with high death rates. The aim here was to analyze case outcomes, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and spatial distribution among patients diagnosed with hepatitis C in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul (RS), Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sec
Sao Paulo Med. J.. Publicado em: 04/12/2017
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9. Exposure source prevalence is associated with gender in hepatitis C virus patients from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a worldwide public health problem. A characterisation of the differences in exposure sources among genders will enable improvements in surveillance actions. METHODS Exposure data were obtained for 1180 confirmed HCV cases Brazil’s mandatory reporting to epidemiological surveillance, which was directed by
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2017-09
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10. Profile of HIV subtypes in HIV/HBV- and HIV/HCV-coinfected patients in Southern Brazil
Abstract INTRODUCTION: HIV and viral hepatitis infections are major causes of chronic disease worldwide and have some similarities with regard to routes of transmission, epidemiology, front barriers faced during access of treatment, and strategies for a global public health response. The objective was to describe the HIV-1 subtypes, viral tropism and single
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2017-08
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11. Phylogenetic analysis of the emergence of main hepatitis C virus subtypes in São Paulo, Brazil
ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: It is recognized that hepatitis C virus subtypes (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2c and 3a) originated in Africa and Asia and spread worldwide exponentially during the Second World War (1940) through the transfusion of contaminated blood products, invasive medical and dental procedures, and intravenous drug use. The entry of hepatitis C virus subtypes i
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2015-10
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12. Hepatitis C virus infection and spontaneous clearance in HTLV-1 and HIV co-infected patients in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: While 20-40% of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) monoinfection will spontaneously clear the virus, less is known regarding clearance with coinfections. HCV, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and human T-cell lymphotrophic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) coinfection occurs due to shared routes of transmission and is prevalent in Brazil.OBJ
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2015-10