title: Viral hepatitis markers in antepartum and postpartum women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Illewis@gene.dbbm.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Lia Laura
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lewis-Ximenez
authors.forename: Ana Maria Coimbra
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos Cavalieri
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: D'Oro
authors.forename: Luiz Antonio Chilelli
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mercadante
authors.forename: Cleber Ferreira
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Ginuino
authors.forename: Clara Fumiko Tachibana
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies