The frequency of blood-born viral infections in a population of multitransfused Brazilian patients

Authors

  • Dimas T. Covas School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto; Regional Blood Center and Division of Hematology
  • Edmir Boturão Neto School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto; Regional Blood Center and Division of Hematology
  • Marco A. Zago School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto; Regional Blood Center and Division of Hematology

Keywords:

Blood-Born Viral Infections, ß-thalassemia, Hepatitis, HIV-1, HTLV-1

Abstract

The frequency of viral markers for hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) and human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) was evaluated in 32 Brazilian ß-thalassemia multitransfused patients. Additionaly the serum concentrations of ferritin and alanine aspartate transaminase (ALAT) were determined. The results show a high prevalence of markers of infection by HBV (25.0%) and HCV (46.8%) and a low prevalence of markers for HIV-1 and HTLV-1. No correlations were demonstrated between the presence of the hepatitis markers and the number of units transfused or the serum concentrations of ferritin and ALAT.

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Published

1993-06-01

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (1993)

Section

Epidemiology

How to Cite

Covas, D. T., Boturão Neto, E., & Zago, M. A. (1993). The frequency of blood-born viral infections in a population of multitransfused Brazilian patients . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 35(3), 271-273. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29035