Hepatitis A virus immunity in 510 healthy Chilean adults

Hepatitis A virus immunity in 510 healthy Chilean adults

As sanitary and economic conditions improve, the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A is now significantly lower. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis A virus antibodies in healthy Chilean adults. Antibodies to hepatitis A virus were measured, using a commercial ELISA assay, in 215 volunt...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista medíca de Chile 1999-10, Vol.127 (10), p.1165-1168
Hauptverfasser: Ibarra V, H, Riedemann G, S, Prado J, V, Reinhardt V, G, Vega R, I, Potin S, M, Frick O, P
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Hepatitis A virus
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Zusammenfassung:As sanitary and economic conditions improve, the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A is now significantly lower. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis A virus antibodies in healthy Chilean adults. Antibodies to hepatitis A virus were measured, using a commercial ELISA assay, in 215 voluntary blood donors (163 male, aged 19 to 30 years old) and 295 medical students and health personnel (156 male, aged 19 to 39 years old), residing in Valdivia, Chile. Antibodies against hepatitis A virus were found in 68,2% of the total sample (351/510). Ninety percent of blood donors and 54% of health personnel and students were positive (p
ISSN:0034-9887