Publications
| hepatitis b virus infection in hiv-positive population in brazil: results of a survey in the state of mato grosso and a comparative analysis with other regions of brazil. | end-stage liver disease is currently a major concern among hiv-positive individuals due to co-infection with hepatotropic virus. hepatitis c has been pointed out as a remarkable factor for that. more recently, hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection has also been found to play a role on liver disease in this population. hiv-hbv co-infection prevalence remains largely unknown in vast areas of brazil. the objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of hbv and hdv infection in hiv-infec ... | 2006 | 16504137 |
| hepatitis b virus infection in immigrants to the southern brazilian amazon. | to identify epidemiological patterns and risk factors associated with hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection in the southern brazilian amazon, a survey was performed in the county of terra nova do norte in the northern part of the state of mato grosso. the population consists mainly of immigrants from the southern part of brazil, where hbv prevalence is low. a random sample (n = 783) of the population was interviewed and tested for hbv markers. the overall prevalence of hbv infection was 54.7%. there ... | 1998 | 9861397 |