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dc.contributor.author | Torner Gràcia, Núria | - |
dc.contributor.author | Broner, Sonia Judith | - |
dc.contributor.author | Martínez, Ana | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tortajada, Cecilia | - |
dc.contributor.author | García de Olalla, Patricia | - |
dc.contributor.author | Barrabeig i Fabregat, Irene | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sala Farré, Maria Rosa | - |
dc.contributor.author | Camps, Neus | - |
dc.contributor.author | Minguell, Sofia | - |
dc.contributor.author | Alvarez, Josep | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ferrús, Gloria | - |
dc.contributor.author | Torra, Roser | - |
dc.contributor.author | Godoy i García, Pere | - |
dc.contributor.author | Domínguez García, Àngela | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hepatitis A Surveillance Group of Catalonia | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-21T11:07:32Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-21T11:07:32Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012-02-15 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/43602 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Even though hepatitis A mass vaccination effectiveness is high, outbreaks continue to occur. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between duration and characteristics of hepatitis A outbreaks. Hepatitis A (HA) outbreaks reported between 1991 and 2007 were studied. An outbreak was defined as ≥2 epidemiologically-linked cases with ≥1 case laboratory-confirmed by detection of HA immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies. Relationships between explanatory variables and outbreak duration were assessed by logistic regression. During the study period, 268 outbreaks (rate 2.45 per million persons-year) and 1396 cases (rate 1.28 per 105 persons-year) were reported. Factors associated with shorter duration were time to intervention (OR = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.94-0.98) and school setting (OR = 0.39; 95% CI: 0.16-0.92). In person-to-person transmission outbreaks only time to intervention was associated with shorter outbreak duration (OR = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.95-0.98). The only variables associated with shorter outbreak duration were early administration of IG or vaccine and a school setting. Timely reporting HA outbreaks was associated with outbreak duration. Making confirmed HA infections statutory reportable for clinical laboratories could diminish outbreak duration. | - |
dc.format.extent | 4 p. | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) | - |
dc.relation.isformatof | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031339 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | PLoS One, 2012, vol. 7, num. 2, p. e31339 | - |
dc.relation.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031339 | - |
dc.rights | cc-by (c) Torner Gràcia, Núria et al., 2012 | - |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es | - |
dc.source | Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina) | - |
dc.subject.classification | Virus de l'hepatitis A | - |
dc.subject.classification | Epidemiologia | - |
dc.subject.other | Hepatitis A virus | - |
dc.subject.other | Epidemiology | - |
dc.title | Factors Associated to Duration of Hepatitis A Outbreaks: Implications for Control | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | - |
dc.identifier.idgrec | 603474 | - |
dc.date.updated | 2013-05-21T11:07:32Z | - |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22355358 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina) |
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