Serological markers of hepatitis A, B and C viruses in Rural communities of the semiarid Brazilian Northeast

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 317-321

  Almeida, Delvone ^a,e   Tavares Neto, José ^a   Vitvitski, Ludmila ^b   Almeida, Alessandro ^a   Mello, Caroline ^a   Santana, Diana ^a   Tatsch, Fernando ^c   Paraná, Raymundo ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c Roche Brazil Hepatitis Team   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Portugues (Salvador Bahia)   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Epidemiology; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEROLOGY; URBAN AREA; VIREMIA; VIRUS CARRIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33947406020     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702006000500003     Document Type: Article

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