Genotypic shift of the hepatitis A virus and its clinical impact on acute hepatitis A in Korea: A nationwide multicenter study

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 811-818

  Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Yeon, Jong Eun ^a   Baik, Soon Koo ^b   Kim, Young Seok ^c   Kim, Hong Soo ^d   Park, Sang Hoon ^e   Lee, Myung Seok ^e   Sohn, Joo Hyun ^f   Lee, Jin Woo ^g   Choi, Sung Kyu ^h   Kwon, So Young ⁱ   Choi, Jong Young ^j   Kim, Ju Hyun ^k   Kang, Soon Young ^a   An, Hyonggin ^l   Seo, Yeon Seok ^a   Yim, Hyung Joon ^a   Song, Jin Won ^l   Um, Soon Ho ^a   Byun, Kwan Soo ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^c Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^d Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Hallym University   (South Korea)

^f Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^g Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

ⁱ Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^k Gachon University   (South Korea)

^l Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Acute hepatitis A; Genotype; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; KOREA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SERUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885900777     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2013.805425     Document Type: Article

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