Prevalence of HCV Infection in Newly-Diagnosed HIV Patients in the City of Belém, Pará, Brazil: A Preliminary Report

Márcio Nahum Lobo; Jessica Leticia Santos Barata; Ronald Ferreira de Jesus; Julimar Benedita Gomes de Oliveira; Pedro Leão Fontes Neto; Andre Luis Ribeiro Ribeiro; Luiz Fern

doi:https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.712.377

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2018.7(12): 3266-3270

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.712.377

Prevalence of HCV Infection in Newly-Diagnosed HIV Patients in the City of Belém, Pará, Brazil: A Preliminary Report

Márcio Nahum Lobo¹, Jessica Leticia Santos Barata², Ronald Ferreira de Jesus², Julimar Benedita Gomes de Oliveira², Pedro Leão Fontes Neto¹, Andre Luis Ribeiro Ribeiro³ and Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado^{1, 2, 4*}

¹Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
²Microbiology Specialization, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
³Clinical Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University Centre of Para - CESUPA, Belem, Pará, Brazil
⁴Virology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem, Pará, Brazil

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Abstract:

Little is known about the prevalence of immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection in the North region of Brazil. This study aimed to describe the seroprevalence of HCV infection in newly-diagnosed patients with HIV in Belém, Pará. A cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2016 and June 2017, which enrolled 185 individuals. Data collection involved the use of a questionnaire and the collection of blood sample for anti-HCV screening. Results indicated only a single individual who was seropositive for both HIV/HCV infection, which is considered a very low prevalence (0.5%) when compared to other Brazilian regions.

Keywords: HIV, HCV, Coinfection, Seroepidemiology

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Márcio Nahum Lobo, Jessica Leticia Santos Barata, Ronald Ferreira de Jesus, Julimar Benedita Gomes de Oliveira, Pedro Leão Fontes Neto, Andre Luis Ribeiro Ribeiro and Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado. 2018. Prevalence of HCV Infection in Newly-Diagnosed HIV Patients in the City of Belém, Pará, Brazil: A Preliminary Report.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 7(12): 3266-3270. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.712.377

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