Clinical Features of Re-Emerging Hepatitis A: An Analysis of Patients Hospitalized during an Urban Epidemic in Korea

From April 2008 to November 2008, many cases of hepatitis A were reported in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province in Korea. Furthermore, the rate of severe or fulminant hepatitis have significantly increased during the latest epidemic (13.4% vs. 5.2%, p=0.044). Therefore, widespread use of vaccine is warrant...

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Published inYonsei medical journal Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 686 - 691
Main Authors Choi, Hee Kyoung, Song, Young Goo, Kim, Chang Oh, Shin, So Youn, Chin, Bum Sik, Han, Sang Hoon, Jin, Sung Joon, Chae, Yun Tae, Baek, Ji-Hyeon, Kim, Sun Bean, Kim, Do Young, Park, Jun Yong, Kim, June Myung, Choi, Jun Yong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) Yonsei University College of Medicine 01.07.2011
연세대학교의과대학
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Adolescent
Adult
Brief Communication
Child
Epidemics
Female
Hepatitis A - diagnosis
Hepatitis A - epidemiology
Hepatitis A - prevention & control
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Male
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
의학일반
Republic of Korea
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ISSN0513-5796
1976-2437
1976-2437
DOI10.3349/ymj.2011.52.4.686

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Summary:From April 2008 to November 2008, many cases of hepatitis A were reported in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province in Korea. Furthermore, the rate of severe or fulminant hepatitis have significantly increased during the latest epidemic (13.4% vs. 5.2%, p=0.044). Therefore, widespread use of vaccine is warranted to reduce the burden of hepatitis A in Korea.
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ISSN:0513-5796
1976-2437
1976-2437
DOI:10.3349/ymj.2011.52.4.686