2019
Screening for HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis infections among bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis prisoners: An urgent action required
Puga M, Bandeira L, Pompilio M, de Rezende G, Soares L, de Castro V, Tanaka T, Cesar G, de Oliveira S, Teles S, Yassuda R, dos Santos Weis-Torres S, Basílio S, Croda J, Motta-Castro A. Screening for HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis infections among bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis prisoners: An urgent action required. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0221265. PMID: 31437184, PMCID: PMC6705821, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusSyphilis infectionViral hepatitisHIV infectionB virusAnti-HCV positive samplesChronic hepatitis B virusFirst-line anti-tuberculosis drugsLifetime syphilis infectionCases of tuberculosisAnti-TB drugsCross-sectional studyPublic health problemAnti-tuberculosis drugsCurrent HCVHCV exposureHCV RNAHepatitis testingTuberculosis infectionActive syphilisSerological markersEpidemiological featuresFrequent causeSide effectsHCV
2016
Epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus among prisoners with active tuberculosis in Central Brazil.
Iglecias L, Puga M, Pompílio M, Teles S, Croda J, Lima L, Lago B, Martins R, Motta-Castro A. Epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus among prisoners with active tuberculosis in Central Brazil. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2016, 20: 1509-1515. PMID: 27776593, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusActive tuberculosisHBV infectionB virusRisk factorsHBV surface antigen prevalenceImportant public health concernCo-infection prevalenceHBsAg-positive samplesCross-sectional studyInfection prevalence ratePublic health concernHBV DNASerological markersOverall prevalenceAntigen prevalencePrevalence ratesEffective treatmentEpidemiological studiesGenotype distributionMultivariate analysisPrison inmatesTuberculosisHealth concernInfection