Hepatitis A Among Homosexual Men and Injection Drug Users: More Evidence for Vaccination
| Autor: | David L. Thomas, Stephen A. Villano, Kenrad E. Nelson, David Vlahov, Alfred J. Saah, Robert H. Purcell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Viral Hepatitis Vaccines Microbiology (medical) viruses Population Hepatitis A vaccine Blood Donors Hepatitis A Antibodies Cohort Studies medicine Humans Hepatitis Antibodies Homosexuality Male Risk factor Substance Abuse Intravenous education Hepatitis A Vaccines education.field_of_study business.industry fungi virus diseases Hepatitis A biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition medicine.disease digestive system diseases Vaccination Substance abuse Sexual Partners Infectious Diseases Baltimore Immunology Viral disease business Hepatitis A Virus Human Demography Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Infectious Diseases. 25:726-728 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6591 1058-4838 |
| DOI: | 10.1086/513757 |
| Popis: | As agencies develop guidelines for administering the newly developed hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccine, information is needed regarding the occurrence of HAV infection in groups putatively at risk for the infection. We tested serum samples from 300 injection drug users (IDUs), 300 homosexual males, and 300 blood donors for the presence of total antibody to HAV (anti-HAV). Anti-HAV was detected in 66% of IDUs, 32% of homosexual males, and 14% of blood donors. Anti-HAV was not significantly associated (P > .10) with high-risk drug-using behaviors but was more prevalent among IDUs with annual incomes of |
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