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Hepatitis E virus immunoglobulin G antibodies in different populations in Campinas, Brazil.
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Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology [Clin Diagn Lab Immunol] 2000 Sep; Vol. 7 (5), pp. 813-6. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- The seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibodies was investigated by enzyme immunoassay in 205 volunteer blood donors, 214 women who attended a center for anonymous testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and 170 hospital employees in Campinas, a city in southeastern Brazil. The prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies ranged from 2.6% (3 of 117) in health care professionals to 17.7% (38 of 214) in women who considered themselves at risk for HIV. The prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies in health care professionals was not significantly different from that in healthy blood donors (3.0%, 5 of 165) and blood donors with raised alanine aminotransferase levels (7.5%, 3 of 40). The prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies (13.2%, 7 of 53) in cleaning service workers at a University hospital was similar to that among women at risk for HIV infection. These results suggest that HEV is circulating in southeastern Brazil and that low socioeconomic status is an important risk factor for HEV infection in this region.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Blood Donors
Brazil epidemiology
Female
Health Personnel
Hepatitis Antibodies immunology
Hepatitis E blood
Hepatitis E epidemiology
Hepatitis E virology
Hepatitis E virus immunology
Hepatitis E virus isolation & purification
Humans
Immunoglobulin G immunology
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sex Work
Hepatitis Antibodies blood
Hepatitis E immunology
Immunoglobulin G blood
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1071-412X
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10973460
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/CDLI.7.5.813-816.2000