2009
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2009000800003
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Revisão sistemática da eficácia do interferon alfa (convencional, peguilado) e lamivudina para o tratamento da hepatite crônica B

Abstract: Chronic hepatitis B is considered a major public health problem, and its treatment entails increasing health budget expenses with high-cost drugs covered by Unified NationalHealth System. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of interferon (conventional; IntroduçãoA hepatite crônica B constitui um grave problema de saúde pública, pois afeta mais de 400 milhões de pessoas no mundo, sendo contabilizado mais de um milhão de mortes anualmente 1 . Esses pacientes apresentam risco aumentado de de… Show more

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“…An estimated two billion people have already come into contact with this virus, and approximately 350 million individuals are chronic carriers worldwide. Over one million deaths from this virus are reported annually [13]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An estimated two billion people have already come into contact with this virus, and approximately 350 million individuals are chronic carriers worldwide. Over one million deaths from this virus are reported annually [13]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The evolution of the disease to liver failure and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) responds worldwide for 500.000 to one million deaths per year and stands for the major cause of liver transplantation (LOK;Mc-MAHON, 2007). So far, eight genotypes are described and identified by the letters A to H, being the subtypes A and F the most prevalent in Brazil (TONETTO, 2009;PARANÁ et al, 2005;ALMEIDA, 2009). The infection of hepatocytes by hepatitis B virus confers a response from Th1, with effective NK and LT cell´s activity.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%