Seroprevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in a group of normal and Down Syndrome children in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil

Seroprevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in a group of normal and Down Syndrome children in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil

The high incidence of Hepatitis A and B in institutionalized patients with Down Syndrome (DS) is not fully understood. Under poor hygienic conditions, immunological alterations might predispose individuals to these infections. Sixty three DS children between 1 and 12 years old living at home with th...

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Main Authors: Cristina Targa Ferreira, Júlio César Leite, Adriano Nori R. Taniguchi, Sandra Maria G. Vieira, Jorge Pereira-Lima, Themis Reverbel da Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Down syndrome
hepatitis A
seroprevalence
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000500003&lng=en&tlng=en

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