title: Clinical features of re-emerging hepatitis A: an analysis of patients hospitalized during an urban epidemic in Korea.
abstract: From April 2008 to November 2008, many cases of hepatitis A were reported in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province in Korea. Furthermore, the rate of severe or fulminant hepatitis have significantly increased during the latest epidemic (13.4% vs. 5.2%, p=0.044). Therefore, widespread use of vaccine is warranted to reduce the burden of hepatitis A in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsan-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Kyoung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young Goo
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Chang Oh
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: So Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Bum Sik
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Sang Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Sung Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Yun Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Ji-Hyeon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Sun Bean
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Do Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: June Myung
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D058872:Epidemics; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies