Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infection among leprosy patients in a leprosy-endemic region of central Brazil

Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infection among leprosy patients in a leprosy-endemic region of central Brazil

Leprosy and hepatitis B virus (HBV) are highly endemic in some regions of the state of Mato Grosso, in central Brazil. The association of leprosy with HBV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) was assessed using a seroprevalence study and 191 leprosy outpatients were included. Demographic data and the clinica...

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Main Authors:	José María Hernández Ramos, Ágabo Macêdo Costa e Silva, Regina Maria Bringel Martins, Francisco José Dutra Souto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-08-01
Series:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:	leprosy epidemiology prevalence hepatitis C hepatitis B viral hepatitis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000500019&lng=en&tlng=en

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