Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C markers among children and adolescents in the south brazilian region: metropolitan area of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

Hepatitis B and C are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Brazil, according to the Ministry of Health, about 15% of population is infected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and less than 1% by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Nevertheless, the age-specific prevalence of HBV and HCV markers re...

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Main Authors: Andréia Royer Voigt, Miguel Strazer Neto, Celso Spada, Arício Treitinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HBV
HCV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000100012&lng=en&tlng=en