Outbreak of Hepatitis A Virus Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men
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- TAKECHI Akiko
- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohkubo Hospital
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- HATAKEYAMA Shuji
- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohkubo Hospital
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- KASHIYAMA Tetsuya
- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohkubo Hospital
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- KOIBUCHI Tomohiko
- Department of Infectious Disease and Applied Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 男性同性愛者における急性A型肝炎の流行についての検討
- ダンセイ ドウ セイアイシャ ニ オケル キュウセイ Aガタ カンエン ノ リュウコウ ニ ツイテ ノ ケントウ
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Abstract
We have recently encountered an outbreak of hepatitis A in Tokyo. Between July 1998 and November 1999, 21 patients were treated at our hospital. They were all male and 18 patients (86%) had had sex with men (MSM). About a half of the patients were seropositive for syphilis, hepatitis B and HIV. The VP1/2A region could be amplified by nested PCR in 6 of the 21 patients. They had the same sequences and were grouped into genotype IA. Homosexual activity should be kept in mind as a leading risk factor for hepatitis A in the recent Japanese population.
Journal
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- Kansenshogaku Zasshi
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Kansenshogaku Zasshi 74 (9), 716-719, 2000
The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001205047696128
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- NII Article ID
- 130004330907
- 10008713471
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- NII Book ID
- AN00047715
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- ISSN
- 1884569X
- 03875911
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- NDL BIB ID
- 5504605
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- PubMed
- 11068365
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- JaLC
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