Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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48(4): 468-470, July-Aug. 2015. tab
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ABSTRACT
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.
The seroprevalence of HEV of 2,271 patients subjected to anti-HEV tests from 1998 to 2013 were analyzed.
HEV seroprevalence was 2.1%, and the anti-HEV IgM positivity rate was 4.9%. Six hepatitis E patients were identified.
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.
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Asunto principal:
Virus de la Hepatitis E
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Hepatitis E
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Aged80
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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