Prevalência da hepatite B em doadores de sangue do Núcleo de Hemoterapia de Apucarana (Hemepar), Estado do Paraná, Brasil

Leonardo di Colli; Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira; Dennis Armando Bertolini

doi:10.4025/actascihealthsci.v21i0.4458

Prevalence of hepatitis B in blood donors of the Núcleo de Hemoterapia de Apucarana (Hemepar), state of Paraná, Brazil

Leonardo di Colli HEMEPAR
Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira UEM
Dennis Armando Bertolini UEM

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v21i0.4458

Abstract

The prevalence of Hepatitis B was verified in 1,918 blood donors of Apucarana's Haemotherapy Center, state of Paraná, Brazil, from May to December, 1994. Hepatitis B markers (HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HBs) were characterized by enzyme immunoassay. The anti-HBs marker was studied in blood donors showing anti-HBc but not HBsAg. The HBsAg prevalence was 0.7% in the general population of blood donors. The prevalence was 1.2% and 0.1% in the first-time donors and non-first-time ones, respectively. The anti-HBc prevalence was 25.5% in the general populations of blood donors, 26,6% in the first-time donors and 23.9% in the others (p=0.09). The anti-HBc/anti-HBs co-positivity was 84.1%. The HBsAg prevalence indicates that this is a low endemicity area. The high prevalence of anti-HBc in negative HBsAg blood donors suggests that this population is under risk of infection.

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Author Biography

Dennis Armando Bertolini, UEM

possui graduação em Farmácia pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1984), mestrado em Ciências Biológicas (Biologia Celular) pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1994) e doutorado em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo (2002). Atualmente é professor adjunto nível C da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Tem experiência na área de Microbiologia, com ênfase em Microbiologia Aplicada, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: hepatite b, hepatite c, prevalência, hiv/Aids e paraná Currículo Lattes

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2008-07-17

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Colli, L. di, Silveira, T. G. V., & Bertolini, D. A. (2008). Prevalence of hepatitis B in blood donors of the Núcleo de Hemoterapia de Apucarana (Hemepar), state of Paraná, Brazil. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 21, 363-368. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v21i0.4458

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Vol 21 (1999)

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Health Sciences

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