Active immunisation during an outbreak of hepatitis A in a German day-care centre

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 29-30, 2006, Pages 5684-5689

  Hauri, A M ^a   Fischer, E ^b   Fitzenberger, J ^a   Uphoff, H ^a   Koenig, C ^b  

^a Hesse State Health Office   (Germany)

^b Public Health Authority of Landkreis Offenbach   (Germany)

Author keywords

Day care centre; Hepatitis A; Immunisation; Outbreak; Postexposure prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; EMPLOYEE; EPIDEMIC; GERMANY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 33745239275     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.04.053     Document Type: Article

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