Epidemiologic shift in the prevalence of Hepatitis A virus in Saudi Arabia: A case for routine Hepatitis A vaccination

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 27-28, 2006, Pages 5599-5603

  Almuneef, M A ^a   Memish, Z A ^a   Balkhy, H H ^a   Qahtani, M ^a   AlOtaibi, B ^a   Hajeer, A ^a   Qasim, L ^a   Al Knawy, B ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Children; Hepatitis A; Prevalence; Saudi Arabia; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 33744997664     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.04.038     Document Type: Article

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