Hepatitis B and Delta: clinical aspects of patients in the Brazilian Western Amazonia

Autor: Suiane da Costa Negreiros do Valle, Dayana Souza Fram, Romeu Paulo Martins Silva, Mônica Taminato, Marcelo Siqueira de Oliveira, Elisabeth Niglio de Figueiredo, Rodrigo Medeiros de Souza
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem v.72 n.5 2019
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (ABEN)
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Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Volume: 72, Issue: 5, Pages: 1265-1270, Published: 16 SEP 2019
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 72, Iss 5, Pp 1265-1270
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ISSN: 1984-0446
Popis: Objective: to analyze clinical, serological, biochemical and hematological aspects in patients infected with the hepatitis B (HBV) and Delta (HDV) viruses. Method: cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study, performed with patients chronically infected with HBV and superinfected with HDV. Results: among the 112 patients selected, 74% were monoinfected with HBV (Group HBV) and 26% were superinfected with HDV (Group HBV+HDV). There was no difference in gender distribution. The average age was 36 years with standard deviation of ±12 years. The symptoms and signs presented a higher proportion in Group HBV+HDV (p=0.001). In both groups, most patients had non-reactive AgHBe. The records of biochemical and hematologic changes showed highest proportion in Group VHB+VHD Group (p
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