Acute hepatitis A in a young returning traveler from Kenya despite immunization before departure

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-73

  Senn, Nicolas ^a,b   Genton, Blaise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DOXYCYCLINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; JAUNDICE; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; TRAVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 58449118972     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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