Incidence and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A Virus among Korean Auxiliary Police Officers / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 292-295, 2007.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-721773
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In Korea, cases with hepatitis A have been reported to Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the sentinel surveillance system. However, it was difficult to study the exact nation-wide incidence of hepatitis A infection. We studied the incidence of clinically apparent hepatitis A infection and the seroprevalence of anti-HAV IgG among auxiliary police officers. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We analyzed clinically apparent and hospitalized hepatitis A patients from 2002 to 2006 in National Police Hospital via medical records. We also measured anti-HAV IgG antibody from 507 auxiliary police officers.RESULTS:
The estimated annual incidence of clinically apparent hepatitis A infection among auxiliary police officers was 10.6-14.8 cases per 100,000 population from 2002 to 2006. The overall anti-HAV IgG seropositive rate among auxiliary police officers was 0.6% (3/507).CONCLUSION:
Among auxiliary police officers, the estimated annual incidence of clinically apparent hepatitis A infection was above 10 cases per 100,000 population and the positive rate of anti-HAV IgG was very low. The results were comparable to those in the low endemicity countries. The routine HAV vaccination among auxiliary police officers might be suggested.
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Assunto principal:
Imunoglobulina G
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Estudos Soroepidemiológicos
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Prontuários Médicos
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Incidência
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Vacinação
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Polícia
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Vigilância de Evento Sentinela
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Vírus da Hepatite A
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Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite A
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Hepatite
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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