Article
Prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis C virus infection in Brazil, 2005 through 2009: a cross-sectional study.
BMC infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2013
Pereira Leila M M B, Martelli Celina M T, Moreira Regina C, Merchan-Hamman Edgar, Stein Airton T, Cardoso Maria Regina A, Figueiredo Gerusa M, Montarroyos Ulisses R, Braga Cynthia, Turchi Marília D, Coral Gabriela, Crespo Deborah, Lima Maria Luiza C, Alencar Luis Claudio A, Costa Marcelo, dos Santos Alex A, Ximenes Ricardo A A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C chronic liver disease is a major cause of liver transplant in developed countries. This article reports the first nationwide population-based survey conducted to estimate the seroprevalence of HCV antibodies and associated risk factors in the urban population of Brazil. METHODS: The cross sectional study was conducted in all Brazilian macro-regions from 2005 to 2009, as a stratified...
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