Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013

Autor(es)

Passos-Castilho, Ana Maria ^[1] ; de Sena, Anne ^{[1, 2]} ; Reinaldo, Monica Renata ^{[1, 2]} ; Hernandes Granato, Celso Francisco ^{[1, 2]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Grp Fleury SA, Fleury Med & Saude, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical; v. 48, n. 4, p. 468-470, JUL-AUG 2015.
• Citações Web of Science: 13

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 12/22925-3 - Infecção pelo vírus da hepatite e em pacientes imunocomprometidos: detecção, determinação da carga viral e caracterização molecular
• Beneficiário: Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 13/03701-0 - Identificação de marcadores lipidômicos com potencial diagnóstico em carcinoma hepatocelular
• Beneficiário: Ana Maria Passos
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado