Revisión retrospectiva de la prevalencia del virus de la hepatitis B (VHB) en varios grupos de población / Retrospective review of prevalence of hepatitis B virus in several groups of individuals
Rev. biol. trop
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38(1): 83-6, jun. 1990. tab
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in Spanish
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| ID: lil-92283
ABSTRACT
Nine different groups of individuals studied from 1969 to 1985 were tested for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) markers. In 8 groups only HBsAg in serum was tested, in another group tissular HBsAg, and in two of those groups serum HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBc. Mean HBsAg prevalence in groups similar to general population was 0.64%; 5% in cirrhotics; HBV prevalence in haemophiliacs was 18.87% by testing serum for HBsAg and anti-HBs; serum HBsAg prevalence in Viral Chronic Active Hepatitis was 43.24%; and Hepatocellular Cancer (HCC) group had a prevalence for HBV of 13.04% when only tissular HBsAg was tested, and 54.29% when serum HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBc were tested in all patients. Costa Rica has a low HBV markers prevalence only similar to what is found in industrial developed countries
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Main subject:
Hepatitis B virus
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Hepatitis B
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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Costa Rica
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. biol. trop
Journal subject:
Biology
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Tropical Medicine
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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