Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes in the State of Pará, Brazil

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Revista

Melo, Talita Gomes de¹  Guimarães, Vanessa de Souza² 

[1] Laboratório de Saúde Pública do Estado do Pará, Belém, Brasil;Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil

关键词: Genotype;    HCV;    Brazil.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0457-2017

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTIONThis study reports the genotype prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Pará, Brazil.METHODS:A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 344 plasma samples sent to the Lacen-Pará for diagnostics by molecular techniques.RESULTS:HCV genotypes identified in the different regions of Pará were 1b (47.7%), 3 (23.3%), 1a (18%), and 2 (4.4%). Genotype 1 occurred in 41.6% of men and 30.8% of women in the 18-86-year-old group.CONCLUSIONS:Genotype 1 is the most predominant in Pará, which reinforces the idea of its relationship with late-diagnosed chronic infection.

【 授权许可】

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