Exposure to HAV infection in patients with chronic liver disease in Italy, a multicentre study

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-71

  Sagnelli, E ^a,b,e   Stroffolini, T ^c   Almasio, P ^d   Mele, A ^c   Coppola, N ^a,b   Ferrigno, L ^c   Scolastico, C ^a   Onofrio, M ^a   Imparato, M ^a   Filippini, P ^a  

^a Department of Medicine and Public Health   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera San Sebastiano   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; HAV infection; HAV vaccination; HBV chronic infection; HCV chronic infection; Total anti HAV

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; ITALY; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 33644874576     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2005.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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