Open AccessAnti-hepatitis A seroprevalence among chronic viral hepatitis patients in Kelantan, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Fazlina Ahmad,
Nor Aizal Che Hamzah,
Nazri Mustaffa,
Siew Hua Gan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i36.4130
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , hepatitis a , viral hepatitis , hepatitis b , hepatitis , cirrhosis , chronic liver disease , immunology , gastroenterology , antibody , serology
To determine the seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and to justify the need for hepatitis A vaccination.