Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in central Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Matos, Marcos André de¹  Silva, Ágabo Macêdo da Costa e¹  Kozlowski, Aline Garcia¹  Marinho, Tamíris Augusto¹  Martins, Regina Maria Bringel¹  Teles, Sheila Araújo¹  Matos, Márcia Alves Dias de¹  Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil¹  Lopes, Carmen Luci Rodrigues¹  Oliveira, Marina Pedroso de¹ 

关键词: Hepatitis B;    Recyclable waste collectors;    Prevalence;    Associated factors;    Genotypes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0177-2013

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:The collection of recyclable waste materials is a widespread activity among the urban poor. Today, this occupation attracts an increasingly large number of individuals. Despite its economic and environmental importance, this activity is associated with unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroepidemiological profile of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a population of recyclable waste collectors in central Brazil.

【 授权许可】

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