Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis A in South Korea: A Nationwide Study by the Eone Reference Laboratory

• Cho Sung Eun

  Eone Reference Laboratory

• Kim Youngdae

  Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University

抄録

Background: We evaluated the recent prevalence of serologic markers of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in South Korea.<BR>Methods: The study data were the results of 60 126 anti-HAV (total) tests and 30 786 anti-HAV IgM tests that were performed during April 2009 through March 2010 by the Eone Reference Laboratory at the request of 1935 institutions throughout Korea.<BR>Results: The overall positivity rate was 51.06% on the anti-HAV (total) test and 11.20% on the anti-HAV IgM test. As compared with the other age groups the rate of anti-HAV (total) positivity was significantly lower (P < 0.001), and the rate of anti-HAV IgM positivity was significantly higher (P < 0.001), among Koreans aged 11 to 40 years. The seroprevalence of anti-HAV IgM significantly differed according to region but not by referral date.<BR>Conclusions: This was the largest nationwide study in South Korea by 1 laboratory, and it provides useful recent baseline data on hepatitis A in Asia. The findings suggest that active immunization of younger Koreans should be made a priority.

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  Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ　ｏｆ　Ｅｐｉｄｅｍｉｏｌｏｇｙ 23 (4), 270-274, 2013

  日本疫学会

キーワード

• hepatitis A virus
• South Korea
• immunization

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390282679450523776
• NII論文ID: 10031183192
• NII書誌ID: AA10952696
• DOI: 10.2188/jea.je20120188
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BC3srptlOlsg%3D%3D
• ISSN: 13499092
• ISSN: 09175040
• PubMed: 23629647
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/23/4/23_JE20120188/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2014215854
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