Prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection in sewage plant workers of Central Italy: Is indication for vaccination justified?

Vaccine

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 844-849

  Bonanni, P ^a,c   Comodo, N ^a   Pasqui, R ^a   Vassalle, U ^b   Farina, G ^b   Lo Nostro, A ^b   Boddi, V ^a   Tiscione, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Local Health Agency No 11   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A; Seroprevalence; Sewage plant workers; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SEWAGE;

EID: 0034703829     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(00)00227-9     Document Type: Article

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5. Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus infection among sewage workers in the Parisian area, France
6. Experience of hepatitis A vaccination during an outbreak in a nursery school of Tuscany, Italy