Epidemiological study of hepatitis B and C in a municipality with rural characteristics: Cássia dos Coqueiros, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Silva, Marcondes Alves Barbosa da¹  Melo, Laura Valdiane Luz¹  Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil¹  Passos, Afonso Dinis Costa¹  Martinelli, Ana de Lourdes Candolo¹  Secaf, Marie¹  Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Rondonópolis, Brazil¹  Monteiro, Rosane Aparecida¹  Perdoná, Gleici da Silva Castro¹  Nascimento, Margarida Maria Passeri¹ 

关键词:  Epidemiology;    Hepatitis B;    Hepatitis C;    Prevalence;    Risk factors;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0222-2015

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis B and C viral infections remain an important cause of global morbidity and mortality. Studies have been conducted in population groups of large cities, leaving gaps in the knowledge regarding the situation in small municipalities. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hepatitis B and C markers and presence of infection-associated factors.

【 授权许可】

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