Epidemiology of acute hepatitis B in a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil: retrospective study of two five-year periods

Epidemiology of acute hepatitis B in a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil: retrospective study of two five-year periods

CONTEXT: HBV infection is endemic in Brazil and acute HBV infection is still a common disease. OBJECTIVE: To analyze incidence, risk factors and evolution of acute HBV infection. SETTING: University Hospital. PATIENTS: 357 patients with acute HBV infection, comparing two periods: 1985-1989 vs. 1990-...

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Main Authors: Maria Lúcia Gomes Ferraz, Alessandra Yoradjian, Andrea Barbieri, Virginia Figueiredo, Edmundo Lopes Neto, Cibele Nascimento Cruz, Antonio Eduardo Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Acute hepatitis B
Epidemiology
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