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Hepatitis a in Korea: epidemiological shift and call for vaccine strategy
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dc.contributor.author | Lee, Donghun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cho, Young-Ae | - |
dc.contributor.author | Park, Youngsoo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hwang, Jin-Hyuk | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Jin Wook | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Na Young | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Dong Ho | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Wonwoo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jeong, Sook-Hyang | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-01-29 | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-01-29 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008-04-25 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Intervirology. 2008;51(2):70-4. Epub 2008 Apr 22. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1423-0100 (Electronic) | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18434743 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowPDF&ArtikelNr=000127428&Ausgabe=237337&ProduktNr=224031&filename=000127428.pdf | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10371/46573 | - |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: The number of adult hepatitis A cases has progressively been increasing during the last several years in Korea. The aim of the present study was to describe the recent clinical features of hepatitis A and the seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV), and to discuss HAV vaccine strategy in Korea. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics of hepatitis A from 109 patients consecutively enrolled at a community hospital between 2003 and 2006 as well as cross-sectional study of seroprevalence of HAV from 307 patients of hospital population group during the same period were performed. RESULTS: Most hepatitis A cases were young adults in their twenties or thirties, and the severity of the disease was related to the age of patients. The seroprevalence of HAV was 62%, which was dependent on the age of patients. HAV seroepidemiology in Korea is rapidly changing and a growing number of young adults are susceptible to HAV infection. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical features and the epidemiological shift of HAV urge Korea, as well as other countries which are experiencing similar issues, to promote childhood vaccination and consider catch-up vaccination for adolescents and young adults. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Karger | en |
dc.subject | Adolescent | en |
dc.subject | Adult | en |
dc.subject | Child | en |
dc.subject | Child, Preschool | en |
dc.subject | Female | en |
dc.subject | Hepatitis A/*epidemiology/physiopathology/prevention & control | en |
dc.subject | Hepatitis A Antibodies/*blood | en |
dc.subject | Hepatitis A Vaccines/administration & dosage | en |
dc.subject | Hepatitis A Virus, Human/*immunology | en |
dc.subject | Hospitalization | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Infant | en |
dc.subject | Korea/epidemiology | en |
dc.subject | Male | en |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | en |
dc.subject | Severity of Illness Index | en |
dc.subject | Vaccination | en |
dc.title | Hepatitis a in Korea: epidemiological shift and call for vaccine strategy | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 이동훈 | - |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 조영애 | - |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 박영수 | - |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 황진혁 | - |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 김진욱 | - |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 김나영 | - |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 이동호 | - |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 이원우 | - |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 정숙향 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1159/000127428 | - |
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