| current seroepidemiology of hepatitis a in hong kong. | the current seroepidemiology of hepatitis a in hong kong was examined by testing stored sera from 702 healthy subjects, collected between 1987-1989, for antibody to hepatitis a virus (anti-hav). the overall prevalence of anti-hav antibody was 45.6%. there were significant increases in prevalence of anti-hav antibody with every 10-year increase in age up to age 40. the prevalence of anti-hav antibody was 24% for subjects below age 30 and 89.2% for those above age 30 (p less than 0.0001). socioeco ... | 1991 | 1655968 |
| changing hepatitis a epidemiology among hong kong chinese adolescents: what are the implications? | to study the sero-epidemiology of hepatitis a virus (hav) among adolescents in hong kong and analyse the changing patterns of the infection rates. | 1999 | 10483081 |
| epidemiology of hepatitis a in asia and experience with the hav vaccine in hong kong. | hepatitis a and hepatitis b infections are prevalent throughout asia. patients infected with hepatitis b virus (hbv) have a higher morbidity and mortality if superinfected with hepatitis a virus (hav). in hong kong, adolescents and young adults are particularly prone to severe hepatitis infection. hepatitis a vaccination of patients with or without chronic hbv infection has been shown to be efficacious and associated with a good safety profile. | 2000 | 10866842 |