Hepatitis A, B, and C Infection in a Community of Sub-Saharan Immigrants Living in Verona (Italy)
β Scribed by Silvia Majori; Vincenzo Baldo; Irene Tommasi; Maria Malizia; Annarosa Floreani; Geraldo Monteiro; Aladino Ferrari; Augusto Accordini; Patrizia Guzzo; Tatjana Baldovin
- Book ID
- 111279888
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1195-1982
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Abstract The overall prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection among the Gurkhas and their families stationed in Singapore was 83.2%, with antibody to HAV detected in 67 (38.1%) of 176 children under 5 years of age, 121 (76.6%) of 158 children between 5 and 14 years, and 600 (97.9%) of 613
The sera of 722 children and adolescents without overt liver disease were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), antiHBs and anti-hepatitis B core anti-HBc; 658 of the sera were also tested for anti-hepatitis A virus anti-HAV. Except for the "passive" antibody peak observed in babies, the a