THE SEROPREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS A IN ADULTS IN IZMIR: PRIOR TO INTRODUCING VACCINE INTO ROUTINE VACCINATION PROGRAM

Kose, ŞÜKRAN; Mandiracioglu, Aliye; Cavdar, Gulsun; Ulu, Yildiz; Nohutcu, Nese; Gurbuz, Ilhan; Sariavci, Senol; Ozkan, Mehmet

THE SEROPREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS A IN ADULTS IN IZMIR: PRIOR TO INTRODUCING VACCINE INTO ROUTINE VACCINATION PROGRAM

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Kose Ş., Mandiracioglu A., Cavdar G., Ulu Y., Nohutcu N., Gurbuz I., ...More

NOBEL MEDICUS, vol.9, no.3, pp.49-53, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 9 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2013
Journal Name: NOBEL MEDICUS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.49-53
Keywords: Hepatitis A, population-based study, prevalence, VIRUS SEROPREVALENCE, INFECTION, TURKEY, CHILDREN, AGE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVALENCE, ANTIBODIES, SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY, POPULATION
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is an important public health problem in Turkey. This study was aimed to determine the population-based seroprevalence of HAV in Izmir.