Viral Hepatitis Markers in Antepartum and Postpartum Women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A seroprevalence study was carried out among a group of women in Rio de Janeiro to determine the prevalence of different markers for viral hepatitis given the limited data among healthy populations. Blood samples collected and tested from 874 women before or after delivery in a public county maternity hospital demonstrated age to be directly related to markers for hepatitis A virus and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The prevalence of HBV and hepatitis C virus infection were lower than that observed in the blood donor population and might be explained by the younger age group and gender

Viral Hepatitis Markers in Antepartum and Postpartum Women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Submitted by Sandra Infurna ([email protected]) on 2019-06-18T10:50:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 LiaLXimenez_CleberGinuino_etal_IOC_2002.pdf: 23116 bytes, checksum: 09b87dd616128890a069842798095e62 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Sandra Infurna ([email protected]) on 2019-06-18T11:08:42Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 LiaLXimenez_CleberGinuino_etal_IOC_2002.pdf: 23116 bytes, checksum: 09b87dd616128890a069842798095e62 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2019-06-18T11:08:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LiaLXimenez_CleberGinuino_etal_IOC_2002.pdf: 23116 bytes, checksum: 09b87dd616128890a069842798095e62 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Centro de Referência Nacional para Hepatites Virais. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil / Harvard School of Public Health. Department of Epidemiology. Bostojn, MA, USA.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Hospital Maternidade Carmela Dutra. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.A seroprevalence study was carried out among a group of women in Rio de Janeiro to determine the prevalence of different markers for viral hepatitis given the limited data among healthy populations. Blood samples collected and tested from 874 women before or after delivery in a public county maternity hospital demonstrated age to be directly related to markers for hepatitis A virus and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The prevalence of HBV and hepatitis C virus infection were lower than that observed in the blood donor population and might be explained by the younger age group and gender