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.
Lewis-Ximenez
Lia Laura
LL
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Illewis@gene.dbbm.fiocruz.br
Gaspar
Ana Maria Coimbra
AM
D'Oro
Antonio Carlos Cavalieri
AC
Mercadante
Luiz Antonio Chilelli
LA
Ginuino
Cleber Ferreira
CF
Yoshida
Clara Fumiko Tachibana
CF
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
D015415:Biomarkers; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies