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| Title |
Leprosy and hepatitis B coinfection in southern Brazil
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| Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.bjid.2013.04.003 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cleverson Leitão, Denis Ueda, Anna Carolina de Moraes Braga, Angelica B.W. Boldt, Iara J.T. Messias-Reason |
| Abstract |
To investigate the association of leprosy with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as yet unknown for South Brazil, we assessed hepatitis B virus coinfection in 199 South Brazilian leprosy patients (119 lepromatous, 15 tuberculoid, 30 borderline, 12 undetermined and 23 unspecified) and in 681 matched blood donors by screening for the hepatitis B virus markers HBSAg and anti-HBc, using ELISA. Positive samples were retested and anti-HBc+ only samples were tested for the hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs). There was a strong association between leprosy and hepatitis B virus infection (OR=9.8, 95% CI=6.4-14.7; p=0.004 · E(-30)), as well as an association between HBV infection and lepromatous leprosy, compared to other forms (OR=2.4, 95% CI=1.2-4.8; p=0.017). We also found that confinement due to leprosy was associated with hepatitis B virus infection (OR=3.9, 95% CI=2.1-7.4; p=0.015 · E(-3)). Leprosy patients are susceptible to develop hepatitis B virus infection, especially lepromatous. Institutionalized patients, who probably present a stronger Th2 response, have higher risk of being exposed to hepatitis B virus. This clearly emphasizes the need for special care to leprosy patients in preventing hepatitis B virus coinfection in South Brazil. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 46 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 11 | 23% |
| Unknown | 6 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
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