title: Disappearance of IgM antibodies to hepatitis A virus after an acute infection in children and adolescents.
abstract: The kinetics of IgM antibodies to hepatitis A virus (HAV) following an acute infection, were studied in 17 children. Antibodies disappeared in two patterns, one group at 113 +/- 18 days after the acute infection in the children, and the second group at 283 +/- 90 days. The same two patterns of kinetics were seen in adults. We conclude that IgM anti-HAV antibodies can be found in the sera of children for over 6 months after the acute infection, as was observed in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Bikur Cholim General Hospital, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dollberg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kerem
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Branski
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D007075:Immunoglobulin M