Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and seroconvertion to anti-HBsAg in laboratory staff in Goiânia, Goiás Soroprevalência da infecção pelo vírus da hepatite B e soroconversão para anti-HBsAg em profissionais de laboratório em Goiânia, Goiás

Were analyzed 648 serum samples from laboratory staff in Goiânia, Goiás aiming detection of three serological markers of HBV: HBsAg, anti-HBsAg and anti-HBcAg. The HBsAg and anti-HBcAg positive samples were also analyzed for HBeAg, anti-HBeAg and anti-HBcAgIgM markers. HBV infection rate of 24.1% wa...

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Main Authors: Paula Andréia Silva, Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Ana Maria Tavares Borges, Simone Almeida Silva, Roberto Ruhman Daher, Regina Maria Bringel Martins, Divina das Dores de Paula Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2005-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822005000200005