Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infection among leprosy patients in a leprosy-endemic region of central Brazil
Leprosy and hepatitis B virus (HBV) are highly endemic in some regions of the state of Mato Grosso, in central Brazil. The association of leprosy with HBV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) was assessed using a seroprevalence study and 191 leprosy outpatients were included. Demographic data and the clinica...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2011-08-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000500019&lng=en&tlng=en |