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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Goldstein, Susan T.
• Alter, Miriam J.
• Williams, Ian T.
• Moyer, Linda A.
• Judson, Franklyn N.
• Mottram, Karen
• Fleenor, Michael
• Ryder, Patricia L.
• Margolis, Harold S.

Titel

Incidence and Risk Factors for Acute Hepatitis B in the United States, 1982–1998: Implications for Vaccination Programs

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of infectious diseases, 2002-03, Vol.185 (6), p.713-719

Ort / Verlag

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2002

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• From 1982–1998, enhanced sentinel surveillance for acute hepatitis B was conducted in 4 counties in the United States to determine trends in disease incidence and risk factors for infection. During this period, the reported incidence of acute hepatitis B declined by 76.1 % from 13.8 cases per 100,000 in 1987 to 3.3 cases per 100,000 in 1998. Cases associated with injection drug use (IDU) decreased by 90.6%, men who have sex with men (MSM) by 63.5%, and heterosexual activity by 50.7%. During 1994–1998, the most commonly reported risk factor for infection was high-risk heterosexual activity (39.8%) followed by MSM activity (14.6%) and IDU (13.8%). Over half of all patients (55.5%) reported treatment for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or incarceration in a prison or jail prior to their illness, suggesting that more than half of the acute hepatitis B cases might have been prevented through routine hepatitis B immunization in STD clinics and correctional health care programs.