[Seroepidemiology of hepatitis A virus infection in medical and nursing students. The role of vaccination]. / Seroepidemiología de la infección por el virus de la hepatitis A en estudiantes de medicina y enfermería. Papel de la vacunación.
Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 19(4): 199-202, 1996 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8665357
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recent seroepidemiologic studies have demonstrated a decrease in the prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection (HAV) in relation with an improvement in hygienic conditions. The prevalence of anti-HAV in a group of health care students was studied and a vaccination program initiated in this collective.METHODS:
Serum anti-HAV determination was performed by an enzymoimmunoanalysis method. A inactivated hepatitis A vaccine was administered.RESULTS:
Only 18.5% of the subjects between 17-23 years-old presented anti-HAV antibodies. The prevalence of anti-HAV was related with age and the number of partners. All of the 129 immunized individuals responded to the HAV vaccine with protector antibody titles.CONCLUSION:
The present study demonstrates the decrease in HAV infection among youths as well as the immunogenicity of the anti-hepatitis A vaccine.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Estudantes de Enfermagem
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Vacinas contra Hepatite Viral
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Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite
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Hepatovirus
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Hepatite A
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article