The study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of infection with and the genotype of hepatitis C virus (HCV), and to determine the extent of underreporting of HCV cases. A total of 115,386 pregnant women seen by the Program for Protection of Pregnancy [Programa Estadual de Proteção à Gestante] of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central-Western Brazil, were tested for anti-HCV antibodies between 2005 and 2007. Prevalence of HCV infection was 1.07 cases per thousand. Positive samples were tested for HCV RNA and genotyped. Genotype 1 was detected in 73% of samples, genotype 3 in 24.3%, and genotype 2 in 2.7%. Underreporting of hepatitis C cases was 35.5%.
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Pinto, C. S., Martins, R. M. B., de Andrade, S. M. O., Stief, A. C. F., de Oliveira, R. D., & de Castro, A. R. C. M. (2011). Infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C em gestantes em mato grosso do sul, 2005-2007. Revista de Saude Publica, 45(5), 974–976. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102011005000053
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