Hepatitis A infection and vaccination among Danish blood donors.
When testing 466 Danish blood donors, of whom 60 reported to be vaccinated against hepatitis A, 55 (11.8%, 95% CI: 9.0-15.1) had detectable levels of anti-hepatitis A virus IgG (> 10 m IU/ml). Among unvaccinated donors, the prevalence rate was 23/376 (6.1%, 95% CI: 3.9-9.0) with age above 50 y and use of private water supply being independently associated with seropositivity.
Christensen
Peer B
PB
Department C of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. peer.christensen@dadlnet.dk
Homburg
Keld M
KM
Sørensen
Lone T
LT
Georgsen
Jørgen
J
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001782:Blood Donors; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines