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Research & Reviews 3,383 results
https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7008a2
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; Batdorf SJ, Hofmeister MG et. al.
Feb 25th, 2021 - Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Transmission of the virus most commonly occurs through the fecal-oral route after close contact with an infected person. Widespread outbreaks of hepatitis A among ...
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240966
BMJ Case Reports; Phillips AL, Parmar SC et. al.
Feb 18th, 2021 - Acquired ichthyosis and false-positive hepatitis A serology as paraneoplastic phenomena in anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.|2021|Phillips AL,Parmar SC,Yakubu UK,Chin MF,|
https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1868820
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics; Shenoy B, Andani A et. al.
Feb 17th, 2021 - In the last two decades, outbreaks due to the foodborne hepatitis A virus (HAV) have been frequently reported in India, with adolescents and adults primarily affected. In India, most food handlers are adolescents and young adults who might be expo...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7913920
International Journal of Environmental Research and Publi... Frew PM, Schamel JT et. al.
Feb 9th, 2021 - In the US, adult immunization coverage remains low, especially among vulnerable populations, as recent hepatitis A outbreaks have demonstrated. We studied the vaccination history variation among the US adults who use drugs by implementing a commun...
https://doi.org/10.1177/2165079920988687
Workplace Health & Safety; Hammond S
Feb 8th, 2021 - Hepatitis A is a vaccine preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. The occupational health nurse should be aware of the signs and symptoms of the virus, educate workers about the infection, and recommend immunization for workers...
Guidelines 11 results
https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00418.asp
Mar 24th, 2019 - Multiple states across the country have reported outbreaks of hepatitis A, primarily among people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness. Since the hepatitis A outbreaks were first identified in 2016, more than 15,000 cases, 8,500 (57%...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6319798
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; Nelson NP, Link-Gelles R et. al.
Nov 1st, 2018 - Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) with hepatitis A (HepA) vaccine or immune globulin (IG) effectively prevents infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) when administered within 2 weeks of exposure. Preexposure prophylaxis against HAV infection through ...
https://journals.lww.com/ajg/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2017&issue=01000&article=00013&type=Fulltext
The American Journal of Gastroenterology; Kwo,P.,et al
Jun 30th, 2017 - Clinicians are required to assess abnormal liver chemistries on a daily basis. The most common liver chemistries ordered are serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin. These tests sh...
https://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/hepatitis.htm
Jun 4th, 2015 - Hepatitis A, caused by infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV), has an incubation period of approximately 28 days (range: 15–50 days) (819). HAV replicates in the liver and is shed in high concentrations in feces from 2–3 weeks before to 1 week.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22086888
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association; Voise N,
Dec 6th, 2011 - Recent trends suggest that the prevalence of hepatitis infection has declined in populations vaccinated against the hepatitis viruses. Still, with an estimated 20,000 new infections annually in the United States from human hepatitis A virus, as ma...
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Clinicaltrials.gov 3,615 results
https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7008a2
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; Batdorf SJ, Hofmeister MG et. al.
Feb 25th, 2021 - Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Transmission of the virus most commonly occurs through the fecal-oral route after close contact with an infected person. Widespread outbreaks of hepatitis A among ...
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240966
BMJ Case Reports; Phillips AL, Parmar SC et. al.
Feb 18th, 2021 - Acquired ichthyosis and false-positive hepatitis A serology as paraneoplastic phenomena in anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.|2021|Phillips AL,Parmar SC,Yakubu UK,Chin MF,|
https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1868820
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics; Shenoy B, Andani A et. al.
Feb 17th, 2021 - In the last two decades, outbreaks due to the foodborne hepatitis A virus (HAV) have been frequently reported in India, with adolescents and adults primarily affected. In India, most food handlers are adolescents and young adults who might be expo...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7913920
International Journal of Environmental Research and Publi... Frew PM, Schamel JT et. al.
Feb 9th, 2021 - In the US, adult immunization coverage remains low, especially among vulnerable populations, as recent hepatitis A outbreaks have demonstrated. We studied the vaccination history variation among the US adults who use drugs by implementing a commun...
https://doi.org/10.1177/2165079920988687
Workplace Health & Safety; Hammond S
Feb 8th, 2021 - Hepatitis A is a vaccine preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. The occupational health nurse should be aware of the signs and symptoms of the virus, educate workers about the infection, and recommend immunization for workers...
News 279 results
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/933213
Jun 29th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Jensa Woo is a librarian in San Francisco who was sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic and reassigned to work as a contact tracer for the city's ...
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/928413
Apr 8th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A woman presented to the emergency department with high liver enzyme levels and dark urine. She developed fever on day 2 of care, and then tested ...
https://www.staging.medscape.com/viewarticle/924695
Feb 3rd, 2020 - Changes reflected in this year's child and adolescent vaccine schedule include guidance that a hepatitis A catch-up vaccination is now recommended for anyone who was not vaccinated as a child. The 2020 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedul...
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/924695
Feb 3rd, 2020 - Changes reflected in this year's child and adolescent vaccine schedule include guidance that a hepatitis A catch-up vaccination is now recommended for anyone who was not vaccinated as a child. The 2020 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedul...
https://www.staging.medscape.com/viewarticle/924692
Feb 2nd, 2020 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released an updated schedule for adult vaccines. The update includes changes regarding the administration of several vaccines, including those for influenza, human papillomavirus (HPV), hepa...