| Author | Morais, Liliane M. | |
| Author | Paula, Vanessa S. de | |
| Author | Arantes, Milton R. | |
| Author | Oliveira, Maria L. A. | |
| Author | Gaspar, Ana Maria C. | |
| Access date | 2020-01-23T13:28:50Z | |
| Available date | 2020-01-23T13:28:50Z | |
| Document date | 2006 | |
| Citation | MORAIS, Liliane M. et al. Early infection and asymptomatic spread of hepatitis A virus in a public child care center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Should attending children under two years of age be vaccinated?. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 101, n. 4, p. 401-405, June 2006. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0074-0206 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/39458 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Anticorpos contra hepatite A | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Subgenótipos IA e IB do vírus da hepatite A | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Hepatite A | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Fatores de risco | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | pt_BR |
| Title | Early infection and asymptomatic spread of hepatitis A virus in a public child care center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: should attending children under two years of age be vaccinated? | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0074-02762006000400010 | |
| Abstract | A cross-sectional study was conducted in order to identify hepatitis A virus (HAV) serological markers in 418 individuals (mean age, 16.4 years; range, 1 month-80 years) at a public child care center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as to analyze risk factors and determine circulating genotypes. Serum samples were tested using an enzyme immunoassay. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect and characterize HAV RNA, and sequencing was performed. Anti-HAV antibodies and IgM anti-HAV antibodies were detected, respectively, in 89.5% (374/418) and 10.5% (44/418) of the individuals tested. Acute HAV infection in children was independently correlated with crawling (p < 0.05). In 56.8% (25/44) of the IgM anti-HAV-positive individuals and in 33.3% (5/15) of the IgM anti-HAV-negative individuals presenting clinical symptoms, HAV RNA was detected. Phylogenetic analysis revealed co-circulation of subgenotypes IA and IB in 93.3% (28/30) of the amplified samples. In present study, we verify that 79% (30/38) of children IgM anti-HAV-positive were asymptomatic. In child care centers, this asymptomatic spread is a more serious problem, promoting the infection of young children, who rarely show signs of infection. Therefore, vaccinating children below the age of two might prevent the asymptomatic spread of hepatitis A. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Hospital Geral da Santa Casa de Misericórdia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Virologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Hepatitis A antibodies | pt_BR |
| Subject | Hepatitis A virus subgenotypes IA and IB | pt_BR |
| Subject | Hepatitis A | pt_BR |
| Subject | Risk factors | pt_BR |
| Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |
