Immunizing children to protect against the increasing risk of hepatitis A in adolescents and young adults in South Korea.

Sohn, Y M; Lee, J S; Park, J H; Poerschke, G; Eves, K; Gress, J; Kuter, B

Sohn, Y M; Lee, J S; Park, J H; Poerschke, G; Eves, K; Gress, J; Kuter, B.

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Sohn YM; Department of Pediatrics, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ymsohn@navekids.co.kr

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health ; 35(4): 954-8, 2004 Dec.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15916097

RESUMEN

We evaluated the CR326F strain (VAQTA) derived hepatitis A vaccine in Korean children and adolescents >2 years of age to consider a future immunization program. In our study, the pediatric two-dose regimen of VAQTA was found to be generally well tolerated and resulted in 100% (95% CI 94.8, 100.0) seroconversion after 2 doses. Immunizing children with the HAV vaccine routinely should be considered in South Korea, particularly in areas where recent outbreaks have occurred.

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Brotes de Enfermedades/prevención & control; Vacunas contra la Hepatitis A/administración & dosificación; Hepatitis A/prevención & control; Adolescente; Adulto; Niño; Preescolar; Esquema de Medicación; Femenino; Vacunas contra la Hepatitis A/efectos adversos; Humanos; Programas de Inmunización; Corea (Geográfico); Masculino

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Brotes de Enfermedades / Vacunas contra la Hepatitis A / Hepatitis A Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Año: 2004 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Tailandia

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