Seroepidemiology of hepatitis A among Greek children indicates that the virus is still prevalent: Implications for universal vaccination

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dc.contributor.authorKyrka, A.en
dc.contributor.authorTragiannidis, A.en
dc.contributor.authorCassimos, D.en
dc.contributor.authorPantelaki, K.en
dc.contributor.authorTzoufi, M.en
dc.contributor.authorMavrokosta, M.en
dc.contributor.authorPedeli, X.en
dc.contributor.authorAthanassiadou, F.en
dc.contributor.authorHatzimichael, A.en
dc.contributor.authorKonstantopoulos, A.en
dc.contributor.authorKafetzis, D.en
dc.contributor.authorPapaevangelou, V.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T18:52:21Z
dc.date.available2015-11-24T18:52:21Z
dc.identifier.issn1096-9071-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/18390
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dc.subjectAdolescenten
dc.subjectChilden
dc.subjectChild, Preschoolen
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectGreece/epidemiologyen
dc.subjectHepatitis A/*epidemiology/immunology/prevention & controlen
dc.subjectHepatitis A Antibodies/*blood/immunologyen
dc.subjectHepatitis A Vaccines/administration & dosageen
dc.subjectHepatitis A virus/*immunologyen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectInfanten
dc.subjectInfant, Newbornen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectPrevalenceen
dc.subjectSeroepidemiologic Studiesen
dc.subjectVaccination/statistics & numerical dataen
dc.titleSeroepidemiology of hepatitis A among Greek children indicates that the virus is still prevalent: Implications for universal vaccinationen
heal.abstractA 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.en
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heal.identifier.primary10.1002/jmv.21434-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19235841-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/jmv.21434/asset/21434_ftp.pdf?v=1&t=h0bwubo5&s=8dc4f1689de9ab95b5c69d1eb06e10d1c74a087a-
heal.journalNameJ Med Virolen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
heal.languageen-
heal.publicationDate2009-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.type.enJournal articleen

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