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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Faculdade de Medicina (FMB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Giovanni Faria Silva in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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Chronic hepatitis C is one of the major causes of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The response to treatment in cirrhotics from PegIFN-based therapy is poor, thus the new options of treatment with direct acting antivirals (DAAs) continue showing decreased rates of sustained virological response (SVR), mainly in advanced cirrhosis. Some hypotheses are: impaired pharmacokinetics, pos…
Hepatitis C has been associated with various extrahepatic manifestations such as joint involvement. In 90 HCV positive patients, rheumatic manifestations were found in 31%. Arthralgia is the most common, however the arthritis appears in 4% of the cases as a symmetric polyarthritis similar to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or a mono-oligoarthritis intermittent. Clinically, HCV related to arthri…
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines as elderly any person aged over 60 years old. Currently in Brazil the elderly are approximately 15 million people and although they live longer have more chronic conditions due to decline in most physiological functions, including immune system, increasing susceptibility and a higher incidence of infectious diseases. Viral hepatitis has a worldw…
The Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a clinic-pathological condition that has shown a great increase in its prevalence around the world, with special importance amongst patients with other underlying conditions such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome. In this way, the necessity to evaluate the evolution of the disease has grown, with the main purpose being to…
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines as elderly any person aged over 60 years old. Currently in Brazil the elderly are approximately 15 million people and although they live longer have more chronic conditions due to decline in most physiological functions, including immune system, increasing susceptibility and a higher incidence of infectious diseases. Viral hepatitis has a worldw…
The patients with chronic hepatitis C need of a complex treatment that includes a set of techniques and skills to be developed and maintained throughout this period. Among the strategies used to improve adherence, research has pointed to the importance of educational activities to inform and guide patients about their disease and treatment. The study design with pre and post-test, and aim…
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