Present epidemiological pattern of antibody to hepatitis A virus among Chiang Mai children, Northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Jutavijittum P., Jiviriyawat Y., Jiviriyawat W., Yousukh A., Hayashi S., Toriyama K.
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2014
• 在線閱讀: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036597938&partnerID=40&md5=dc063a9179f0329324de67487982dffa; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12236424; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2103

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is common in Southeast Asia, and most of the inhabitants acquire a lifelong immunity as a result of natural infection during childhood. However, the age-specific seroprevalence is changing with development of socioeconomic and hygiene status in this area and the inf...