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Cribado de virus de hepatitis B en mujeres embarazadas: inmigrantes, y chilenas con conductas de riesgo. Manejo del binomio madre-hijo: Plan piloto

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (5), 2019
Resumen Introducción: Chile es un país de baja endemia de virus de hepatitis B (VHB), pero los países de mayor flujo migratorio hacia Chile tienen una endemia intermediaalta. La inmunoprofilaxis (IP) en el recién nacido (RN) es fundamental para evitar la transmisión vertical de VHB. Objetivos: Det...

Hepatitis B and Delta: clinical aspects of patients in the Brazilian Western Amazonia

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze clinical, serological, biochemical and hematological aspects in patients infected with the hepatitis B (HBV) and Delta (HDV) viruses. Method: cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study, performed with patients chronically infected with HBV and superinfected with...

A Study of the Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

West Indian med. j; 68 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and diabetes mellitus are major health problems associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The published literature suggests an association of diabetes mellitus with liver disease. However, the role of HBV infection in diabetes aetiology i...

Notum attenuates HBV-related liver fibrosis through inhibiting Wnt 5a mediated non-canonical pathways

Biol. Res; 52 (), 2019
BACKGROUND: Non-canonical Wnt pathways play important roles in liver fibrosis. Notum is a newly discovered inhibitor to Wnt proteins. This study was to investigate anti-fibrotic effects of Notum. METHODS: 53 patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as well as a cell co-culture system of LX-2 and H...

Anti-hepatitis B antibody levels In immunized medical students: are they at risk?

Abstract INTRODUCTION Medical students have an occupational risk for hepatitis B (HB). This study sought to determine anti-HBs and anti-HBc IgG levels in vaccinated students, check their seroconversion, and correlate this with vaccination. METHODS One hundred and forty-three students' blood samples a...

Exploratory spatial analysis of HBV cases in Brazil between 2005 and 2017

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 22 (supl.1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the pattern of spatial distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) cases and the mortality attributed to this disease throughout the Brazilian territory, in 2005, 2016 and 2017. Methods: This is an ecological study of spatial analysis, using data from the Information System f...

Cloning and high-level expression of Thermus thermophilus RecA in E. coli: purification and novel use in HBV diagnostics

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT We studied the role of Thermus thermophilus Recombinase A (RecA) in enhancing the PCR signals of DNA viruses such as Hepatitis B virus (HBV). The RecA gene of a thermophilic eubacterial strain, T. thermophilus, was cloned and hyperexpressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant RecA protein was p...

Norma técnica de salud para la prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento de la hepatitis viral B en el Perú

La norma contiene la finalidad y justificación técnica, ámbito de aplicación, base legal y disposiciones generales y específicas para la prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento de la hepatitis viral B en el Perú....

Hepatitis C: una aproximación clínica y epidemiológica en Cali, Colombia

Resumen Introducción: en Colombia, la infección por el virus de la hepatitis C (VHC) representa alta morbilidad y elevados costos. Con la llegada de nuevos tratamientos más efectivos, se hace necesario conocer las características propias de esta población para su adecuado uso. Objetivos: describ...

Serología del virus de la hepatitis B: para múltiples escenarios, múltiples exámenes

Resumen El virus de la hepatitis B (VHB) tiene un gran impacto mundial. No obstante la disponibilidad de la vacuna, 2000 millones de personas se han infectado agudamente y, de ellos, 240 millones persisten crónicamente infectados. La infección tiene diferentes formas de presentación tales como infecci...