title: Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A virus among urban children aged 0-7 years in Yugoslavia.
abstract: In a study of the prevalence of hepatitis A virus antibody in urban Yugoslav children aged 0-7 years, 18.2% were positive; most of them were only a few months old. The maternal origin of antibody in these very young children could be inferred from the rapid decrease of antibody during the first 5-7 months of life, following which period until the age of 7 years, there was no significant increase in the proportion with antibody. It was concluded that the age range included in this study (0-7 years) does not represent a time of life when most urban Yugoslav children come into contact with hepatitis A virus.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Burek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baće
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kacić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Belosević
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mravunac
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D015022:Yugoslavia
chemical_list: D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies