Browsing ICICT - Artigos de Periódicos by Author "Yoshida, Clara Fumiko Tachibana"
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Distribution of HCV genotypes among different exposure categories in Brazil
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 1999Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is widespread and responsible for more than 60% of chronic hepatitis cases. HCV presents a genetic variability which has led to viral classification into at least 6 genotypes and a series ... -
Epidemiological and genetic analyses of Hepatitis C virus transmission among young/short- and long-term injecting drug users from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2009 -
Prevalence and risk factors for HBV, HCV and HDV infections among injecting drug users from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 1999Viral hepatitis constitutes a major health issue, with high prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs). The present study assessed the prevalence and risk determinants for hepatitis B, C and D viruses (HBV, HCV and ... -
Primeira injeção de drogas e hepatite C: achados preliminares
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2005Investigou-se o contexto da primeira injeção de drogas e sua possível associação com a infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C (HCV). Usuários de drogas injetáveis (UDI) – N=606 – foram recrutados em “cenas de uso” no Rio de ... -
Sexual behaviour and infection rates for HIV, blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections among patients attending drug treatment centres in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bastos, Francisco Inácio Pinkusfeld Monteiro et al. | Date Issued: 2000A survey was carried out in 2 drug use treatment centres (TCs) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to assess risk behaviours, HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections/blood-borne infections (STIs/BBIs). Two hundred ... -
"The first shot": the context of first injection of illicit drugs, ongoing injecting practices, and hepatitis C infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2006O trabalho investiga o contexto da primeira injeção de drogas e sua associação com práticas atuais de injeção e infecção pelo HCV (vírus da hepatite C). Usuários de drogas injetáveis (UDI) (N = 606) foram recrutados ... -
The first shot: the context of first injection of illicit drugs, ongoing injecting practices, and hepatitis C infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2006O trabalho investiga o contexto da primeira injeção de drogas e sua associação com práticas atuais de injeção e infecção pelo HCV (vírus da hepatite C). Usuários de drogas injetáveis (UDI) (N = 606) foram recrutados em ... -
Trends in HCV prevalence, risk factors and distribution of viral genotypes in injecting drug users: findings from two cross-sectional studies
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2009 -
A window of opportunity: declining rates of hepatitis B virus infection among injection drug users in Rio de Janeiro, and prospects for targeted hepatitis B vaccination
Oliveira, Sabrina Alberti Nóbrega de et al. | Date Issued: 2005OBJECTIVES: To measure hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection rates among injection drug users in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to report their knowledge of and attitudes toward hepatitis and HBV vaccination. METHODS: 609 ...