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Principais motivos de descarte de córneas para transplante na Paraíba: por que o anti-HBc merece atenção?*

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 83 (), 2024
RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar o perfil dos doadores de tecidos oculares humanos na área de atuação do Banco de Olhos da Paraíba, destacando o impacto da sorologia positiva para hepatite B no descarte dos tecidos para transplante. Métodos: O estudo é transversal e utilizou dados do Banco de Olhos d...

Serological and vaccine evaluation for hepatitis B among Community Health Workers

Abstract Objective: to identify the vaccination and serological status against hepatitis B among community health workers; to vaccinate against hepatitis B virus and to evaluate the immune response of susceptible workers. Method: phase I, cross-sectional and descriptive study, among community health ...

Hepatitis B Vaccination and Factors Related with Unresponsiveness in Healthy Children

West Indian med. j; 69 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of hepatitis B vaccination and factors associated with vaccine unresponsiveness in healthy children. Methods: A total of 141 healthy children aged between two and five years were included in the study. All of the cases had recei...

Reducción en la infección por VHB y VHD en dos poblaciones indígenas de la Amazonia peruana después de la vacunación contra la hepatitis B

Salud pública Méx; 62 (3), 2020
Resumen: Objetivo: Conocer el resultado de la vacunación contra la hepatitis B en las comunidades hiperendémicas Kandozi y Chapra de la Amazonia Peruana a partir de la prevalencia de infecciones por los virus de la hepatitis B (VHB) y Delta (VHD), ocho años después de iniciada la vacunación. Mater...

Análise da soroconversão após esquema habitual de vacinação contra hepatite B em pacientes com doenças inflamatórias intestinais

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) vaccinated for hepatitis B have a low success rate in achieving protective antibody levels. The main factors suggested for this are IBD itself and the use of immunosuppressive drugs. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the concentration of anti-H...

Prevalence of hepatitis B and D virus infection in a district of Mato Grosso, bordering Amazonas and Rondônia states

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazil's western Amazon basin has the highest prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the country. Coinfection with hepatitis D virus (HDV) is also endemic. To estimate the prevalence of HBV and HDV markers in a population inhabiting the northwest portion of Mato Gross...

Hepatitis B: Prevalence and occult infection in HIV-infected patients

Abstract INTRODUCTION: HBV and HIV have identical transmission routes. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV in HIV patients and to detect the presence of occult HBV infection. METHODS: All samples were tested for serology markers and using qPCR. RESULTS: This study included 232...

Mapeamento da imunização contra o vírus da hepatite B e a estigmatização de doenças virais no contexto odontológico

Introdução: A AIDS e a Hepatite B são doenças virais de grande impacto epidemiológico e social, que repercutem de maneira negativa em todas as conjunturas, instâncias e práxis da saúde pública mundial. Na perspectiva odontológica, a alta infectividade, a patogenicidade e a estigmatização do v...

Post-vaccination anti-HBs testing among healthcare workers: More economical than post-exposure management for Hepatitis B

Objective: to compare the direct cost, from the perspective of the Unified Health System, of assessing the post-vaccination serological status with post-exposure management for hepatitis B among health care workers exposed to biological material. Method: cross-sectional study and cost-related, based on ...