Seroprevalence of hepatitis A immunity among Brazilian adult patients with liver cirrhosis: is HAV vaccination necessary?

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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Main Authors:	Luiz Carlos Marques de Oliveira, M.Sc., Ph.D., Samantha Martins Comácio, M.D., Júlia de Fátima Gonçalves Santos, M.Sc.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2011-05-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011701878

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