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LIVIA MELO VILLAR

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[HTML][HTML] Association between vitamin D and hepatitis C virus infection: a meta-analysis

LM Villar, JA Del Campo, I Ranchal… - World Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To evaluate the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] and sustained
virological response (SVR) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected individuals. METHODS …

[HTML][HTML] Update on hepatitis B and C virus diagnosis

LM Villar, HM Cruz, JR Barbosa, CS Bezerra… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Viral hepatitis B and C virus (HBV and HCV) are responsible for the most of chronic liver
disease worldwide and are transmitted by parenteral route, sexual and vertical transmission …

Key drug use, health and socio-economic characteristics of young crack users in two Brazilian cities

MS Cruz, T Andrade, FI Bastos, E Leal, N Bertoni… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Crack use constitutes a major problem in cities across Brazil. While existing
data suggest that crack use is generally concentrated among disenfranchised young people …

[HTML][HTML] Applicability of oral fluid and dried blood spot for hepatitis B virus diagnosis

LM Villar, CS Bezerra, HM Cruz, MM Portilho… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - hindawi.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major causes of chronic liver disease worldwide;
however most of individuals are not aware about the infection. Oral fluid and dried blood …

Assessment of dried blood spot samples as a simple method for detection of hepatitis B virus markers

LM Villar, JC de Oliveira, HM Cruz… - Journal of medical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) serological markers in dried blood spot (DBS) samples
by enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) has not yet been fully optimized. In this study, the ability to …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of health-related quality of life and related factors in patients with chronic liver disease

NP Souza, LM Villar, AJÍ Garbin, TAS Rovida… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Assessing health-related quality of life is
an important aspect of clinical practice. Thus, the present study attempts to assess the health …

Performance of rapid hepatitis C virus antibody assays among high-and low-risk populations

L de Paula Scalioni, HM Cruz, VS de Paula… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Rapid tests for the detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) can
facilitate access to diagnosis. Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the performance of …

Molecular detection of hepatitis A virus in urban sewage in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

LM Villar, VS De Paula, L Diniz‐Mendes… - Letters in applied …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Aims: A one‐year survey was conducted to examine hepatitis A virus (HAV) prevalence,
distribution of genotypes and their relationship to bacterial indicators in raw and treated …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C among diabetes mellitus type 2 individuals

LM Villar, B Geloneze, ACJ Vasques, MLE Pires… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) patients have higher risk to be infected with parenterally
transmitted viruses, like hepatitis B or C virus. This study aims to determine HBV and HCV …

[HTML][HTML] Dried blood spot sampling for hepatitis B virus quantification, sequencing and mutation detection

CS Bezerra, MM Portilho, JR Barbosa… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) diagnosis is performed on serum samples, but the access to this
diagnosis is difficult in low-income regions. The use of dried blood spot (DBS) samples does …