scholarly journals Clinical Factors Associated with Hepatitis A Virus Seropositivity in HIV-Infected Adults Living in a Country with an Epidemiologic Shift for Hepatitis A Virus Infection

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Hyeon Baek ◽  
Chang Oh Kim ◽  
Jun Yong Park ◽  
Su Jin Jeong ◽  
Nam Soo Koo ◽  
...  
2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Silva PINHEIRO ◽  
Lyriane Apolinário de ARAÚJO ◽  
Karlla Antonieta Amorim CAETANO ◽  
Marcos André de MATOS ◽  
Megmar Aparecida dos Santos CARNEIRO ◽  
...  

BackgroundRural populations present an elevated risk of exposure to hepatitis A virus.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis A virus infection among residents of rural settlement projects of southwest Goiás, Central Brazil.MethodsA total of 466 residents were interviewed and tested for the detection of anti- hepatitis A virus antibodies by ELISA.ResultsThe global prevalence of anti- hepatitis A virus was 82.2%. In individuals aged 5-9 years and 10-19 years, the prevalence was 15% and 58.8%, respectively. Persons in the 10-19 age group, with a history of life in encampments, with more than five people per residence consuming well water, were predictors for exposure to hepatitis A virus.ConclusionOur results suggest that the hepatitis A virus endemicity in rural settlements in southwest Goiás similar to that found in the urban population of the Midwest Region, confirming the implementation of universal hepatitis A vaccination in children.


1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 3756-3763 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Maier ◽  
P Gabriel ◽  
E Koscielniak ◽  
Y D Stierhof ◽  
K H Wiedmann ◽  
...  

Cell Reports ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 108859
Author(s):  
Jessie Kulsuptrakul ◽  
Ruofan Wang ◽  
Nathan L. Meyers ◽  
Melanie Ott ◽  
Andreas S. Puschnik

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 1096-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Isabel Costafreda ◽  
Abdolrahim Abbasi ◽  
Hsinyi Lu ◽  
Gerardo Kaplan

1978 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Dienstag ◽  
W. Szmuness ◽  
C. E. Stevens ◽  
R. H. Purcell

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Füsun K. Alehan ◽  
Suat Kahveci ◽  
Yasemin Uslu ◽  
Tülin Yildirim ◽  
Başak Yilmaz

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-195
Author(s):  
DH Lee ◽  
YH Choi ◽  
KH Cho ◽  
HM Lee ◽  
SY Yun

2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Levin ◽  
Paul Froom ◽  
Israel Trajber ◽  
Nitza Lahat ◽  
Shai Askenazi ◽  
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