Hepatitis A in day care centre.
Indian J Pediatr
;
1996 Nov-Dec; 63(6): 781-3
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-82302
ABSTRACT
A focal outbreak of hepatitis was detected in a day-care centre for children centrally located in Pune. The source of infection was suspected to be an 11-year-old child who probably got the infection from his school. Seven out of 15 children from day-care centre developed clinical hepatitis. Two cases of secondary infection were identified among the family contacts of infected children. Sera from all the nine sick children were positive for anti-hepatitis A virus-IgM antibodies. A stool sample from a case of secondary infection showed presence of HAV-RNA by RT-nested PCR. These findings proved that the outbreak was caused by hepatitis A virus.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child Day Care Centers
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks
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Adolescent
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Hepatitis A
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India
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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