Prevalence of hepatitis a antibodies in southeastern Spain: A population-based study

被引:11
作者
GarciaFulgueiras, A
Rodriguez, T
Tormo, MJ
PerezFiores, D
Chirlaque, D
Navarro, C
机构
[1] Servicio de Epidemiología, Consejeria Sanid. y Politico Social, Murcia
[2] Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital General Universitario, Murcia
[3] Unidad de Bioestadística, Facultad de Medicina, Murcia
[4] Servicio de Epidemiología, Consejeria de Sanid. y Polit. Social, 30008 Murcia
关键词
hepatitis A; population-based study; seroprevalence;
D O I
10.1023/A:1007397906494
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The prevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in the adult population of the Murcia Region (southeast of Spain) was estimated using an anonymous unlinked serosurvey in a population-based sample of 2,203 adults. The overall anti-HAV prevalence was 76.5%. The prevalence increased with age and was higher in individuals living in towns with less than 10,000 inhabitants.
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