LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Initial evaluation of universal immunization with a single dose against hepatitis A virus in Central Brazil

Brito, Wagner Izidoro de; Alves-Junior, Eduardo Rodrigues; Oliveira, Rode Martinho de; Souto, Francisco José Dutra.

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (3), 2018

ABSTRACT Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus (HAV) administered in two doses has been used effectively in universal child immunization programs in several countries. A single-dose vaccination was adopted in some low-income countries in an attempt to reduce costs without losing effectiveness. In 201...

Brasil/epidemiología, Pruebas con Sangre Seca, Hepatitis A/epidemiología, Hepatitis A/prevención & control, Anticuerpos de Hepatitis A/sangre, Vacunas contra la Hepatitis A/administración & dosificación, Vacunas contra la Hepatitis A/inmunología, Virus de la Hepatitis A Humana/inmunología, Esquemas de Inmunización, Técnicas para Inmunoenzimas, Modelos Logísticos, Vacunación Masiva/métodos, Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud, Estudios Retrospectivos, Estudios Seroepidemiológicos

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Hepatitis A seroprevalence in public school children in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, prior to the introduction of the hepatitis A universal childhood vaccination

Abstract: This cross-sectional study was carried out between August 2011 and July 2012 in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Dried blood spot samples were collected on filter paper from 919 individuals between the ages of 1 and 19 and were tested for antibodies against the...