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Hepatitis A Virus
New hepatitis A virus study findings recently were published by K.A. Hennessey and co-researchers
November 9th, 2009
"Homeless adults have an increased risk of infectious diseases due to sexual and drug-related behaviors and substandard living conditions. We investigated the prevalence and risk factors for presence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies among homeless and marginally housed adults," investigators in the United States report. "We analyzed serologic and questionnaire data from a study of marginally housed and homeless adults in San Francisco from April 1999 to March 2000. We tested seroprevalance for total antibodies to HAV (anti-HAV) and analyzed data using Chi-square tests and logistic regression. Of the 1,138 adults in the study, 52% were anti-HAV positive. The...
Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-11-09)
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