Hepatitis A among international adoptees and their contacts.
case_series · Level IV
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18684098.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1086/591199.
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Abstract
We identified 27 cases of hepatitis A among international adoptees (5 persons), their direct or indirect contacts (20 persons), and unvaccinated travelers to the adoptees' countries (2 persons). Most cases occurred among nontraveling contacts of adoptees, suggesting the need to extend prevention guidelines to include hepatitis A vaccination for at-risk nontravelers.
Medical subject headings
- Adoption
- Hepatitis A
- Travel