Risk groups for hepatitis A virus infection.
We report the conduct and results of a systematic search for evidence of risk of infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) among blood transfusion recipients, travellers, the military, healthcare workers, sewage workers, foodhandlers, day care assistants, institutionalised subjects, blood transfusion recipients, drug addicts, homosexuals, prisoners and other risk groups such a liver transplantees. We report our recommendations for the use of the HAV vaccine in these groups.
Department of Public Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, Rome 00133, Italy. franco@med.uniroma2.it
Elisabetta
E
Franco
Cristina
C
Giambi
Rita
R
Ialacci
Rosa C
RC
Coppola
Alessandro R
AR
Zanetti
D006282:Health Personnel; D006467:Hemophilia A; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D011329:Prisoners; D012307:Risk Factors; D012722:Sewage; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014195:Travel
D012722:Sewage