Clinical Features of Re-Emerging Hepatitis A: An Analysis of Patients Hospitalized during an Urban Epidemic in Korea.
- Author:
Hee Kyoung CHOI
1
;
Young Goo SONG
;
Chang Oh KIM
;
So Youn SHIN
;
Bum Sik CHIN
;
Sang Hoon HAN
;
Sung Joon JIN
;
Yun Tae CHAE
;
Ji Hyeon BAEK
;
Sun Bean KIM
;
Do Young KIM
;
Jun Yong PARK
;
June Myung KIM
;
Jun Yong CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords: Hepatitis A; disease outbreaks
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Epidemics; Female; Hepatitis A/diagnosis/*epidemiology/prevention & control; Humans; Immunoenzyme Techniques; Male; Republic of Korea/epidemiology; Retrospective Studies
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal 2011;52(4):686-691
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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.
