Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C infection markers among children and adolescents in the southern Brazilian region

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Andréa Do Livramento²  Caio Mauricio Mendes De Cordova¹  Celso Spada¹  Arício Treitinger¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmácia Florianópolis SC ,Brasil

关键词: Adolescents;    Hepatitis B;    Hepatitis C;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652011000100003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections account for a substantial proportion of liver diseases worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV and HCV serological markers among children and adolescents and verify the epidemiology of the HBV infection over than a decade of the introduction of vaccination program. Serologic markers to HBsAg, total anti-HBc and anti-HCV had been tested in 393 samples. The seropositivity for HBsAg was 0.76% and for total anti-HBc was 1.02%. Copositivity between HBsAg and total anti-HBc was verified in 0.76% of the analyzed samples. There was no seropositivity for anti-HCV marker. The seroprevalence of HBV infection markers among children and adolescents in the southern Brazilian region is high compared to that reported in other countries. Preventive measures, such as educational activities in addition to the universal childhood HBV vaccination, should be initiated in order to reduce the morbimortality and the economic burden associated with the disease.

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