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| Title |
HIV AND HCV COINFECTION: PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND GENOTYPE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE MIDWEST REGION OF BRAZIL
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| Published in |
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0036-46652014000600011 |
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| Authors |
Solange Zacalusni Freitas, Sheila Araújo Teles, Paulo Cesar Lorenzo, Marco Antonio Moreira Puga, Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, Danilo Yamamoto Thomaz, Regina Maria Bringel Martins, Angelita Fernandes Druzian, Andréa Siqueira Campos Lindenberg, Marina Sawada Torres, Sérgio A. Pereira, Livia Melo Villar, Elisabete Lampe, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro |
| Abstract |
A cross-sectional study on prevalence, associated factors and genotype distribution of HCV infection was conducted among 848 HIV-infected patients recruited at reference centers in the Midwest Region of Brazil. The prevalence rate of HIV-HCV coinfection was 6.9% (95% CI: 5.2 to 8.6). In multivariable analysis, increasing age, use of illicit drugs (injection and non-injection), a history of blood transfusion before 1994, and the absence of a steady partnership were significant independent associated factors for HIV-HCV coinfection. The phylogenetic analysis based on the NS5B region revealed the presence of two major circulating genotypes of HCV: genotypes 1 (58.3%) and 3 (41.7%). The prevalence of HIV-HCV coinfection was lower than those reported in studies conducted with HIV-infected patients in different regions of Brazil, due to the fact that illicit drug use is not a frequent mode of HIV transmission in this region of Brazil. Serologic screening of HIV-patients for HCV before initiating antiretroviral treatment, a comprehensive identification of associated factors, and the implementation of effective harm reduction programs are highly recommended to provide useful information for treatment and to prevent HCV coinfection in these patients. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Professor | 1 | 2% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 2% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 28 | 68% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 20% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 28 | 68% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 July 2020.
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#7,355,930
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#95
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#80,280
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#10
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So far Altmetric has tracked 785 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 3.3. This one has done well, scoring higher than 86% of its peers.
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