Hepatitis A among International Adoptees and Their Contacts | Zendy

Gayle E. Fischer | Zendy; Eyasu H. Teshale | Zendy; Claudia Miller | Zendy; Casey Schumann | Zendy; Kathleen Winter | Zendy; Franny Elson | Zendy; Katherine Horan | Zendy; Christie Reed | Zendy; Gregory L. Armstrong | Zendy; Joseph F. Perz | Zendy

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Hepatitis A among International Adoptees and Their Contacts

Author(s) -

Gayle E. Fischer,

Eyasu H. Teshale,

Claudia Miller,

Casey Schumann,

Kathleen Winter,

Franny Elson,

Katherine Horan,

Christie Reed,

Gregory L. Armstrong,

Joseph F. Perz

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/591199

Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , hepatitis , hepatitis a , hepatitis c , pediatrics , immunology

We identified 27 cases of hepatitis A among international adoptees (5 persons), their direct or indirect contacts (20 persons), and unvaccinated travelers to the adoptees' countries (2 persons). Most cases occurred among nontraveling contacts of adoptees, suggesting the need to extend prevention guidelines to include hepatitis A vaccination for at-risk nontravelers.

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