TY - JOUR
T1 - Búsqueda de infección por hepatitis B en familiares de portadores crónicos de la provincia de Huanta, Ayacucho-Perú
AU - Cabezas, César
AU - Balbuena-Torres, Johanna
AU - Crispín Huamaní, Luis Javier
AU - Huaman, Cristhian Landa
AU - Rios-Rojas, Jeniffer
AU - Idrogo, Andrea Sucari
AU - Anampa-Guzmán, Andrea
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Instituto Nacional de Salud. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - A plan of elimination of the virus of B hepatitis (HBV) is feasible because the immunization has had good impact, as it has been documented in the province of Huanta in Peru. The objective of our study was to determine the frequency of the infection by HBV in relatives of carriers of the surface antigen of the virus of hepatitis B (HBsAg). This cross-sectional study included 39 relatives of chronic carriers, identified at Hospital de Apoyo de Huanta. Sociodemographic data and blood samples were collected. The total frequency of infection by HBV was 10.3%, and the majority corresponded to chronic infection (7.7%). One third had a history of infection by HBV. The family members with HBV infection were mainly adult alcoholics who had not been vaccinated. In conclusion, we found a high frequency of HBV in relatives of carriers of HBsAg. This strategy would help identify chronic carriers that can be treated and to contribute to a plan for the elimination of HBV.
AB - A plan of elimination of the virus of B hepatitis (HBV) is feasible because the immunization has had good impact, as it has been documented in the province of Huanta in Peru. The objective of our study was to determine the frequency of the infection by HBV in relatives of carriers of the surface antigen of the virus of hepatitis B (HBsAg). This cross-sectional study included 39 relatives of chronic carriers, identified at Hospital de Apoyo de Huanta. Sociodemographic data and blood samples were collected. The total frequency of infection by HBV was 10.3%, and the majority corresponded to chronic infection (7.7%). One third had a history of infection by HBV. The family members with HBV infection were mainly adult alcoholics who had not been vaccinated. In conclusion, we found a high frequency of HBV in relatives of carriers of HBsAg. This strategy would help identify chronic carriers that can be treated and to contribute to a plan for the elimination of HBV.
KW - Elimination
KW - Family transmission
KW - Hepatitis B
KW - Prevalence
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U2 - 10.17843/rpmesp.2018.354.3833
DO - 10.17843/rpmesp.2018.354.3833
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 30726419
AN - SCOPUS:85061134937
SN - 1726-4634
VL - 35
SP - 647
EP - 651
JO - Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
JF - Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
IS - 4
ER -