Hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in Central-Western Brazil, 2005-2007

Authors

  • Clarice Souza Pinto Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Mato Grosso do Sul; Programa Estadual de DST/Aids e Hepatites Virais
  • Regina Maria Bringel Martins Universidade Federal de Goiás; Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública
  • Sonia Maria Oliveira de Andrade Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde; Departamento de Farmácia Bioquímica
  • Alcione Cavalheiro Faro Stief Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde; Departamento de Farmácia Bioquímica
  • Roberto Dias de Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Ana Rita Coimbra Motta de Castro Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul; Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde; Departamento de Farmácia Bioquímica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102011005000053

Keywords:

Pregnant Women, Hepatitis C, epidemiology, Hepacivirus^i2^sgenet, Seroepidemiologic Studies

Abstract

The study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of infection with and the genotype of hepatitis C virus (HCV), and to determine the extent of underreporting of HCV cases. A total of 115,386 pregnant women seen by the Program for Protection of Pregnancy [Programa Estadual de Proteção à Gestante] of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central-Western Brazil, were tested for anti-HCV antibodies between 2005 and 2007. Prevalence of HCV infection was 1.07 cases per thousand. Positive samples were tested for HCV RNA and genotyped. Genotype 1 was detected in 73% of samples, genotype 3 in 24.3%, and genotype 2 in 2.7%. Underreporting of hepatitis C cases was 35.5%.

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Published

2011-10-01

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 5 (2011)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Pinto, C. S., Martins, R. M. B., Andrade, S. M. O. de, Stief, A. C. F., Oliveira, R. D. de, & Castro, A. R. C. M. de. (2011). Hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in Central-Western Brazil, 2005-2007 . Revista De Saúde Pública, 45(5), 974-976. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102011005000053