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| Author(s): |
Passos-Castilho, Ana Maria
[1]
;
de Sena, Anne
[1, 2]
;
Reinaldo, Monica Renata
[1, 2]
;
Hernandes Granato, Celso Francisco
[1, 2]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Grp Fleury SA, Fleury Med & Saude, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical; v. 48, n. 4, p. 468-470, JUL-AUG 2015. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 13 |
| Abstract | |
INTRODUCTION:Data on hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Brazil are limited. We analyzed 15 years of HEV surveillance data in a major clinical laboratory in São Paulo, Brazil.METHODS:The seroprevalence of HEV of 2,271 patients subjected to anti-HEV tests from 1998 to 2013 were analyzed.RESULTS:HEV seroprevalence was 2.1%, and the anti-HEV IgM positivity rate was 4.9%. Six hepatitis E patients were identified.CONCLUSIONS:HEV seroprevalence and detection rates appear to have increased in recent years. Hepatitis E should be investigated further and included in the differential diagnosis of hepatitis in Brazil. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/22925-3 - Hepatitis e virus infection in immunocompromised patients: detection, viral load determination and molecular characterization |
| Grantee: | Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/03701-0 - Identification of lipidomic markers with diagnostic potential in hepatocellular carcinoma |
| Grantee: | Ana Maria Passos |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |