Seroprevalence of hepatitis A immunity among Brazilian adult patients with liver cirrhosis: is HAV vaccination necessary?
Background: Patients with chronic liver disease have a higher risk of fulminant hepatitis when infected with hepatitis A virus, and vaccination of these patients against such infection is recommended. In Brazil, mainly in the South and Southeast regions, the epidemiology of hepatitis A (HA) has shif...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011701878 |