| [hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection in sub-saharan immigrants in almería (spain)]. | there is scant information available in spain regarding virological markers and clinical status in sub-saharan patients infected with hvb. | 2011 | 21330010 |
| [serological markers in immigrant and spanish pregnant women in granada]. | female immigration from less developed countries into spain has grown in number over the years, and could contribute to changing the prevalence of routine serological markers in pregnant women. | 2010 | 20961669 |
| increased regulatory t cell counts in hiv-infected nonresponders to hepatitis b virus vaccine. | hepatitis b virus (hbv) coinfection is a main cause of liver-related mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected subjects. unfortunately, hiv-infected subjects show a low rate of response to standard hbv vaccination (23%-56%), in contrast to rates >90% found in the general population, and the underlying causes (particularly cellular and molecular causes) are still unknown. we hypothesized that an increased frequency of regulatory t (t(reg)) cells could be involved in the low rate of ... | 2010 | 20560766 |
| prevalence of and risk factors for hepatitis b virus infection among street-recruited young injection and non-injection heroin users in barcelona, madrid and seville. | to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) and associated factors in 949 heroin users (hu): injectors (ihus) and non-injectors (nihus). | 2008 | 18552487 |
| hepatitis b vaccination: an unmet challenge in the era of harm reduction programs. | the prevalence of vaccination against hepatitis b virus (hbv), factors associated with vaccination, and missed opportunities for vaccination were assessed among 949 street-recruited young injecting heroin users (ihus) and noninjecting hus (nihus). a cross-sectional study was carried out in madrid, barcelona, and seville. face-to-face interviews were held using a structured questionnaire with computer-assisted personal interviewing. dried blood spot samples were tested for anti-hbv core antigen a ... | 2008 | 17869476 |
| poor validity of self-reported hbv vaccination among young heroin users in spain supports the policy "don't ask, draw a blood sample, vaccinate and try to schedule another visit". | to assess the validity of self-reported hepatitis b virus vaccination status in young heroin users. | 2007 | 17088099 |
| htlv infection among young injection and non-injection heroin users in spain: prevalence and correlates. | although some studies have described the epidemiology of infection with hiv or hepatitis b and c in young users in spain - one of the european countries with the highest prevalences - there are no studies of the prevalence of htlv infection and the most important associated factors. | 2006 | 16143565 |
| [hepatitis b case grouping serological study among six chinese families in almeria, spain]. | following the detection of two cases of members of 6 chinese families having tested positive for the hepatitis b virus, a study of those living in these families was begun for the purpose of knowing the spread of the infection within the family environment of the cases detected. | 2004 | 15666510 |
| [prevalence of indirect sharing of drug-injecting paraphernalia in galicia, madrid, seville and valencia [spain]]. | to study drug-injecting practices, particularly indirect sharing of injecting paraphernalia (isip), and sexual risk behavior. | 2004 | 15625046 |
| [rate of infection by blood-borne viruses in active heroin users in 3 spanish cities]. | the objective of this paper was to determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), hepatitis c virus (hcv), hepatitis b virus (hbv) and human t lymphotropic virus (htlv) infections in active heroin users in spain. | 2004 | 15144744 |
| [the prevalence of serological markers of the hepatitis b virus in the hospital and primary health care workers of the jerez area (cádiz)]. | to know the magnitude the hbv infection on the staff of the hospital and primary care centres in jerez (spain) and its area. this work was carried out from a study on the seroprevalence of virus markers. | 1999 | 10333605 |
| [prevalence of hepatitis b markers in the personnel of psychiatric hospitals]. | the current rules and regulations in spain state that those working in closed institutions, helping mentally disturbed patients, are considered personnel at risk for acquiring hepatitis b virus infection, without drawing distintions between professions and fields of work. the immunological state against hbv has been studied in a representative population group of workers of the cadiz provincial psychiatric hospital (82.90%). our results show that the percentage of chronic carriers (3.15%) and th ... | 1989 | 2704866 |