Epidemiological profile of viral hepatitis infection in the population treated at a reference hospital in Alagoas

Abstract Viral hepatitis are widely spread infectious diseases caused by a variety of etiological agents that displays liver tropism as a common characteristic. A descriptive, cross-sectional, observational and retrospective study was conducted through the analysis of viral hepatitis medical records...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brazilian journal of biology 2022, Vol.82, p.1-7
Hauptverfasser:	Silva, K. M. da, Ferreira, J. R. da S., Carvalho Neto, A. de P. M. de, Gomes, D. C. de S., Cavalcanti, M. G. dos S., Ferreira-Júnior, G. C., Matos-Rocha, T. J.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age groups BIOLOGY Blood transfusion Blood transfusions Chi-square test epidemiological profile Epidemiology Etiology Gender Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hospitals Hygiene Infections Infectious diseases Laboratories Males Medical records Public health Statistical tests Subsidies Transfusion Tropism viral hepatitis Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Viral hepatitis are widely spread infectious diseases caused by a variety of etiological agents that displays liver tropism as a common characteristic. A descriptive, cross-sectional, observational and retrospective study was conducted through the analysis of viral hepatitis medical records treated and diagnosed from 2010 to 2015. The relationship between the variables were made through the chi-square test. 632 viral hepatitis medical records were analyzed. The highest number of cases happened in 2011. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection was predominant. The most affected age group was < 20 years and the highest number of cases observed in this age group was related to HAV (p
ISSN:	1519-6984 1678-4375 1678-4375
DOI:	10.1590/1519-6984.238431