Publications
| molecular characterization of hepatitis a virus from a large outbreak from kerala, india. | hepatitis a is highly prevalent in india and mainly presents as a sporadic disease. this study investigated an outbreak of viral hepatitis at medical college hospital area, kottayam, kerala state, india during january 2005. | 2006 | 16885597 |
| seroprevalence of hepatitis a virus in patients with chronic liver disease from kerala: impact on vaccination policy. | hepatitis a virus (hav) vaccination is recommended worldwide for patients with chronic liver disease to prevent decompensation due to superinfection with hav. there are recent reports of decline in hav seroprevalence in developing countries, where hepatitis a was considered hyperendemic. this phenomenon would have implication on policy of hepatitis a vaccination in chronic liver disease in our region. the aim of the study was to evaluate the seroprevalence of hav antibodies in patients with chro ... | 2009 | 20509469 |