Hepatitis B marker seroprevalence and vaccination coverage in adolescents in the City of Itajaí, State of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil, in 2008

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Gabriela Chiochetta Tonial, Ana Maria Passos, Andréa do Livramento, Natália Gazzoni Scaraveli, Anna Paula de Borba Batschauer, Ednéia Casagrande Bueno, Álvaro Largura, Celso Spada, Aricio Treitinger
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011
• Subjects: Hepatite B; Prevalência; Vacinação; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Abbott
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822011000400003; https://doaj.org/article/94d0461a34064c8d863bc45f240d8265

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B infection constitutes an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Brazil, however, the current epidemiological situation is not clear. Considering the importance of establishing this prevalence, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV ma...