Hepatitis A

References

Citations

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005). Viral Hepatitis A Fact Sheet. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/fact.htm.

  2. Bell BP, et al. (2004). Hepatitis A virus. In RD Feigin et al., eds., Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2069–2086. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  3. Bell BP, et al. (2005). Hepatitis A virus. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th edition, vol. 2, pp. 2162–2185. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Prevention of hepatitis A through active or passive immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 55 (RR-7): 1–23. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5507.pdf.

  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Update: Prevention of hepatitis A after exposure to hepatitis A virus and in international travelers. Updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 56(RR41): 1080–1084. Also available online: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5641a3.htm.

  6. American Academy of Pediatrics (2003). Hepatitis A. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2003 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 26th ed., pp. 309–318. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). Recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0–18 years—United States, 2008. MMWR, 57(01): Q1–Q4. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5701a8.htm. [Erratum in MMWR, 57(12): 319. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5712a6.htm.]

  8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Hepatitis A vaccine: What you need to know. Vaccine Information Statement. Department of Health and Human Services, National Immunization Program (3/21/06). Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/VIS/vis-hep-a.pdf.

  9. Leder K, et al. (2001). Travel vaccines and elderly persons: Review of vaccines available in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 33(9): 1553–1566.

  10. Victor JC, et al. (2007). Hepatitis A vaccine versus immune globulin for postexposure prophylaxis. New England Journal of Medicine, 357(17): 1685–1694.

Other Works Consulted

  • Curry MP, Chopra S (2005). Acute viral hepatitis. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1426–1441. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

  • Cuthbert JA (2001). Hepatitis A: Old and new. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 14(1): 38–58.

  • Weller PF (2005). Health advice for international travelers. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, Clinical Essentials, chap. 7. New York: WebMD.


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Author: Debby Golonka, MPHLast Updated: November 16, 2006
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology

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