Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in Central-West Brazil

The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a population of recyclable waste collectors (n = 431) was assessed using a cross-sectional survey in all 15 cooperatives in the city of Goiânia, Central-West Brazil. The HCV prevalence was 1.6% (95% confidence interval: 0.6-3.6) and a history of sexually...

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Autores principales: Marinho, Thaís Augusto, Lopes, Carmen Luci Rodrigues, Teles, Sheila Araújo, Reis, Nádia Rúbia Silva, Carneiro, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos, de Andrade, Andreia Alves, Martins, Regina Maria Bringel
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23828009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276108042013021
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author Marinho, Thaís Augusto
Lopes, Carmen Luci Rodrigues
Teles, Sheila Araújo
Reis, Nádia Rúbia Silva
Carneiro, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos
de Andrade, Andreia Alves
Martins, Regina Maria Bringel
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Lopes, Carmen Luci Rodrigues
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description The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a population of recyclable waste collectors (n = 431) was assessed using a cross-sectional survey in all 15 cooperatives in the city of Goiânia, Central-West Brazil. The HCV prevalence was 1.6% (95% confidence interval: 0.6-3.6) and a history of sexually transmitted infections was independently associated with this infection. HCV RNA (corresponding to genotype 1; subtypes 1a and 1b) was detected in five/seven anti-HCV-positive samples. Although the study population reported a high rate (47.3%) of sharps and needle accidents, HCV infection was not more frequent in recyclable waste collectors than in the general Brazilian population.
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spelling pubmed-39706122014-05-21 Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in Central-West Brazil Marinho, Thaís Augusto Lopes, Carmen Luci Rodrigues Teles, Sheila Araújo Reis, Nádia Rúbia Silva Carneiro, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos de Andrade, Andreia Alves Martins, Regina Maria Bringel Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Short Communications The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a population of recyclable waste collectors (n = 431) was assessed using a cross-sectional survey in all 15 cooperatives in the city of Goiânia, Central-West Brazil. The HCV prevalence was 1.6% (95% confidence interval: 0.6-3.6) and a history of sexually transmitted infections was independently associated with this infection. HCV RNA (corresponding to genotype 1; subtypes 1a and 1b) was detected in five/seven anti-HCV-positive samples. Although the study population reported a high rate (47.3%) of sharps and needle accidents, HCV infection was not more frequent in recyclable waste collectors than in the general Brazilian population. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3970612/ /pubmed/23828009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276108042013021 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Marinho, Thaís Augusto
Lopes, Carmen Luci Rodrigues
Teles, Sheila Araújo
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Carneiro, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos
de Andrade, Andreia Alves
Martins, Regina Maria Bringel
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in Central-West Brazil
title Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in Central-West Brazil
title_full Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in Central-West Brazil
title_fullStr Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in Central-West Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in Central-West Brazil
title_short Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in Central-West Brazil
title_sort prevalence of hepatitis c virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in central-west brazil
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23828009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276108042013021
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