Seroepidemiology of chronic hepatitis B and C in the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe

Moana Gelu-Simeon,Valérie Pillas,Jacqueline Deloumeaux,Helene Delacroix-Maillard,Georgette Saint-Georges,Léonardo Do Amaral,Marius Borel,Marc Laurent,Emmanuel Gordien,Eric Saillard

Seroepidemiology of chronic hepatitis B and C in the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe

2014

Moana Gelu-Simeon
Valérie Pillas
Jacqueline Deloumeaux
Helene Delacroix-Maillard
Georgette Saint-Georges
Léonardo Do Amaral
Marius Borel
Marc Laurent
Emmanuel Gordien
Eric Saillard

Background The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and C was evaluated some twenty years ago among specific populations in Guadeloupe. The present study was designed to update these data and determine epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis B and C infections in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

Keywords:

Hepatitis B
Bioinformatics
Caribbean island
Epidemiology
Hepatitis C
Body piercing
Pediatrics
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Vaccination
Medicine
Pathology
Prevalence
Genotype
Surgery
Transmission (mechanics)
Internal medicine
Population
chronic hepatitis

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