title: [Anti-hepatitis A virus seropositivity in children of immigrant parents living in France and vaccination recommendations].
abstract: The hepatitis A-seropositivity rate for children born in France is very low: 0 of 81 born to two French-born parents and 5 of 126 (4 %) infants for whom at least one parent was born in an endemic area. In contrast, the rate was high (28.8 %, 17/59) for children born in an endemic area. Hence, recommendations to vaccinate children who could be exposed during overseas trips to visit family or by visiting family members coming from endemic areas are fully justified.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, université Paris-Descartes et hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Cochin, 75014 Paris, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bourbotte
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meritet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lebon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gendrel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
chemical_list: D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies