[Outbreak of hepatitis A in day nursery: diagnosis and follow-up in a pediatric clinic]. / Brote de hepatitis por virus A en una guardería infantil: diagnóstico y seguimiento en un consultorio pediátrico.

We describe one of four epidemic known outbreaks of type "A" hepatitis during the year 1987 in Jaén, and whose focal point was a day nursery placed in our sanitary area. We identify 75 cases; we followed 48 from a pediatric surgery (PS), 33 of them were from a day nursery (attack rate, 31.73%). To the 48 children from PS, antibodies IgM and IgG against type "A" hepatitis virus were detected. No case was treated with drugs and in every case it was suggested that hygienic rules be observed and a knowledge of the disease be given to the parents. It had a good evolution in all cases, and only two of them were hospitalized, one of the parents' request and the other with thrombopenia. The remaining cases till 75, were diagnosed in other surgeries (OS) and in Hospitals (H).