Clinical features of re-emerging hepatitis A: an analysis of patients hospitalized during an urban epidemic in Korea

Yonsei Med J. 2011 Jul;52(4):686-91. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.4.686.

Abstract

From April 2008 to November 2008, many cases of hepatitis A were reported in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province in Korea. Furthermore, the rate of severe or fulminant hepatitis have significantly increased during the latest epidemic (13.4% vs. 5.2%, p=0.044). Therefore, widespread use of vaccine is warranted to reduce the burden of hepatitis A in Korea.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Epidemics
  • Female
  • Hepatitis A / diagnosis
  • Hepatitis A / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis A / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Male
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology
  • Retrospective Studies