title: Acute viral hepatitis in American soldiers in Korea.
abstract: To evaluate acute viral hepatitis in American troops stationed in South Korea, we retrospectively reviewed the hospital charts and laboratory records of patients who had a discharge diagnosis of hepatitis from January through September 1984. We then prospectively evaluated patients hospitalized because of acute hepatitis from Oct 1, 1984 through Aug 15, 1985. Seventy-five percent of cases were acute hepatitis B, and 25% were hepatitis A infection. Heterosexual transmission from the indigenous population appears to be the most frequently associated risk factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, 121st Evacuation Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Aronson
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States