The prevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in HIV exposed and/or infected children and adolescents

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-208

  Gouvêa, Aida F T B ^a   De Moraes Pinto, Maria Isabel ^a   Machado, Daisy M ^a   Do Carmo, Fabiana B ^a   Beltrão, Suênia C V ^a   Cunegundes, Kelly S ^a   Pessoa, Silvana D ^a   Weckx, Lily Yin ^a   Succi, Regina Célia M ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIFESP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Epidemiology; Hepatitis A; HIV

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; AGE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 28344433036     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: 00217557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/1337     Document Type: Article

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