| antibody to hepatitis a and hemodialysis. | antibody to hepatitis a virus (anti-hav) was surveyed in 469 patients from 20 of 31 michigan hemodialysis units, during spring 1978. the mean point prevalence of anti-hav was 59.5% and within the 20 individual units ranged from zero to 100%. for the entire survey population, the point prevalence of anti-hav was significantly greater with increasing age, among blacks, and in individuals with hypertension as their underlying renal disease. anti-hav was independent of sex, duration of dialysis, or ... | 1982 | 6293303 |
| a multistate, foodborne outbreak of hepatitis a. national hepatitis a investigation team. | we investigated a large, foodborne outbreak of hepatitis a that occurred in february and march 1997 in michigan and then extended the investigation to determine whether it was related to sporadic cases reported in other states among persons who had consumed frozen strawberries, the food suspected of causing the outbreak. | 1999 | 10029643 |