Clinical, demographic, and epidemiologic characteristics of hepatitis B virus-infected patients at a tertiary public hospital in Presidente Prudente, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Clinical, demographic, and epidemiologic characteristics of hepatitis B virus-infected patients at a tertiary public hospital in Presidente Prudente, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Few studies have addressed the primary characteristics of patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the general population, especially those living in small- and medium-sized cities in Brazil. We aimed to determine the clinical, demographic, and epidemiologic charac...

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Main Authors: Luiz Euribel Prestes-Carneiro, Jessyka Thaiza Menezes Vieira, Luiza Bellintani Isaac, Alexandre Martins Portelinha Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Hepatitis B vírus
Epidemiology
Risk factors
Antiviral treatment
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000100024&lng=en&tlng=en

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