Genetic variability of hepatitis A virus isolates in Rio de Janeiro: Implications for the vaccination of school children

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1779-1787

  Villar, L M ^a   Lampe, E ^a   Meyer, A ^a   Gaspar, A M C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A virus (HAV); Molecular epidemiology; PCR; Sero epidemiology; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN VP1; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL AREA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAFF; VACCINATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 11844286289     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004001200003     Document Type: Article

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