Hepatitis B: Prevalence and occult infection in HIV-infected patients
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 53: e20180533, 2020. tab
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
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 individuals, out of which 36.6% presented with HBV markers and 11.8% presented with HBsAg or HBV-DNA, including 3 patients that showed OBI. CONCLUSIONS: We observed a high prevalence of HBV among HIV patients. In addition, the results suggest that OBI can occur in patients with serological profiles that are indicative of past infection. Therefore, the application of molecular tests may enable the identification of infections that are not evident solely based on serology.
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Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Virus de la Hepatitis B
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Hepatitis B
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Anticuerpos contra la Hepatitis B
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Antígenos del Núcleo de la Hepatitis B
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Antígenos de Superficie de la Hepatitis B
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Instituto Adolfo Lutz/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
