title: [Active immunization against hepatitis A].
abstract: Hepatitis A, one of the most widely extended liver infections in the world, particularly in developing countries, is now a preventable disease with a safe and effective vaccine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The inactivated vaccine against hepatitis A is safe and effective in healthy people, as well as in patients with mild to moderate chronic liver disease without de-compensation, however vaccination has an uncertain effectiveness in patients with advanced cirrhosis and in liver transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Daniel A. Carrión, UNMSM.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vildózola Gonzales
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005544:Forecasting; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines