Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013
INTRODUCTION: Data on hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Brazil are limited. We analyzed 15 years of HEV surveillance data in a major clinical laboratory in São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: The seroprevalence of HEV of 2,271 patients subjected to anti-HEV tests from 1998 to 2013 were analyzed. RESULTS: HEV serop...
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| author | Ana Maria Passos-Castilho Anne de Sena Mônica Renata Reinaldo Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato |
| author_facet | Ana Maria Passos-Castilho Anne de Sena Mônica Renata Reinaldo Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Data on hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Brazil are limited. We analyzed 15 years of HEV surveillance data in a major clinical laboratory in São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: The seroprevalence of HEV of 2,271 patients subjected to anti-HEV tests from 1998 to 2013 were analyzed. RESULTS: HEV seroprevalence was 2.1%, and the anti-HEV IgM positivity rate was 4.9%. Six hepatitis E patients were identified. CONCLUSIONS: HEV seroprevalence and detection rates appear to have increased in recent years. Hepatitis E should be investigated further and included in the differential diagnosis of hepatitis in Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3e8030de7774a7795af3ce81b7995b62022-12-22T02:32:11ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492015-01-010000010.1590/0037-8682-0036-2015S0037-86822015005062015Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013Ana Maria Passos-CastilhoAnne de SenaMônica Renata ReinaldoCelso Francisco Hernandes GranatoINTRODUCTION: Data on hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Brazil are limited. We analyzed 15 years of HEV surveillance data in a major clinical laboratory in São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: The seroprevalence of HEV of 2,271 patients subjected to anti-HEV tests from 1998 to 2013 were analyzed. RESULTS: HEV seroprevalence was 2.1%, and the anti-HEV IgM positivity rate was 4.9%. Six hepatitis E patients were identified. CONCLUSIONS: HEV seroprevalence and detection rates appear to have increased in recent years. Hepatitis E should be investigated further and included in the differential diagnosis of hepatitis in Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015005062015&lng=en&tlng=enHepatitis E vírusEpidemiologySeroprevalence |
| spellingShingle | Ana Maria Passos-Castilho Anne de Sena Mônica Renata Reinaldo Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Hepatitis E vírus Epidemiology Seroprevalence |
| title | Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013 |
| title_full | Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013 |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013 |
| title_short | Hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil: results of laboratory-based surveillance from 1998 to 2013 |
| title_sort | hepatitis e virus infection in brazil results of laboratory based surveillance from 1998 to 2013 |
| topic | Hepatitis E vírus Epidemiology Seroprevalence |
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