Hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in Central-Western Brazil, 2005-2007.

نویسندگان

  • Clarice Souza Pinto
  • Regina Maria Bringel Martins
  • Sonia Maria Oliveira de Andrade
  • Alcione Cavalheiro Faro Stief
  • Roberto Dias de Oliveira
  • Ana Rita Coimbra Motta de Castro
چکیده

The study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of infection with and the genotype of hepatitis C virus (HCV), and to determine the extent of underreporting of HCV cases. A total of 115,386 pregnant women seen by the Program for Protection of Pregnancy [Programa Estadual de Proteção à Gestante] of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central-Western Brazil, were tested for anti-HCV antibodies between 2005 and 2007. Prevalence of HCV infection was 1.07 cases per thousand. Positive samples were tested for HCV RNA and genotyped. Genotype 1 was detected in 73% of samples, genotype 3 in 24.3%, and genotype 2 in 2.7%. Underreporting of hepatitis C cases was 35.5%.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista de saude publica

دوره 45 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011