Seroepidemiology of hepatitis A among Greek children indicates that the virus is still prevalent: Implications for universal vaccination
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Ημερομηνία
Συγγραφείς
Kyrka, A.
Tragiannidis, A.
Cassimos, D.
Pantelaki, K.
Tzoufi, M.
Mavrokosta, M.
Pedeli, X.
Athanassiadou, F.
Hatzimichael, A.
Konstantopoulos, A.
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peer-reviewed
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J Med Virol
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Περιγραφή
A national cross-sectional seroprevalence survey was conducted in order to evaluate the current seroepidemiology of hepatitis A among 1,383 children, aged 0-14 years, residing in Greece. Stratification of the study population was conducted according to age and area of residence. Sera from study participants were tested for the presence of anti-HAV IgG antibodies. Immigrant children, as well as children residing in rural areas, had lower immunization rates. Among unvaccinated children, the seroprevalence rate of anti-HAV was 17.1%. Nationality was shown to have a marginally significant effect since non-immunized immigrant children had a higher seroprevalence rate (22.4% vs. 15.9%, OR = 1.52, P = 0.064). Significant differences between geographic areas for both vaccination coverage and natural immunity were observed. The study findings indicate that hepatitis A is prevalent in Greece and therefore universal infant hepatitis A immunization should be implemented.
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Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Greece/epidemiology, Hepatitis A/*epidemiology/immunology/prevention & control, Hepatitis A Antibodies/*blood/immunology, Hepatitis A Vaccines/administration & dosage, Hepatitis A virus/*immunology, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Prevalence, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Vaccination/statistics & numerical data
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19235841
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/jmv.21434/asset/21434_ftp.pdf?v=1&t=h0bwubo5&s=8dc4f1689de9ab95b5c69d1eb06e10d1c74a087a
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/jmv.21434/asset/21434_ftp.pdf?v=1&t=h0bwubo5&s=8dc4f1689de9ab95b5c69d1eb06e10d1c74a087a
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en
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Γενική Περιγραφή / Σχόλια
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής